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. 1972 Jan 1;52(1):179–186. doi: 10.1083/jcb.52.1.179

ULTRASTRUCTURE AND CHROMATIN DISAGGREGATION OF HUMAN SPERM HEAD WITH THIOGLYCOLATE TREATMENT

Ben Lung 1
PMCID: PMC2108669  PMID: 4550097

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