Ultrastructural Changes in the Acrosome and Sperm Membranes During Maturation of Spermatozoa in the Testis and Epididymis of the Rabbit and Monkey

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Journal J Anat

Specialty Anatomy & Histology

Date 1971 Apr 1

PMID 4995810

Citations 14

Authors

J M Bedford

L NICANDER

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