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The level of adrenomedullin immunoreactivity in seminal fluid is higher in oligozoospermic subjects and correlates with semen biochemical parameters

✍ Scribed by Emanuela Marinoni; Olga Vellucci; Claudio Letizia; Mariateresa Sessa; Massimo Moscarini; Romolo Di Iorio

Book ID: 116434637
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2007
Tongue: English
Weight: 368 KB
Volume: 131
Category: Article
ISSN: 0301-2115
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.06.006

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