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Fol. Biol. 2002, 48, 232-236

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2002048060232

Role of a Capacitation-Related Protein on Some Sperm Functional Parameters

Margarita Mollova1, R. Nedkova1, M. Ivanova1, T. Djarkova1, J. Pěknicová2, S. Kyurkchiev1

1Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction, Sofia, Bulgaria
2Institute of Molecular Genetics, Prague, Czech Republic

Received June 2002
Accepted September 2002

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