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A comparison of the swim-up procedure at body and testis temperatures

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    Junko Otsuki, Mizuki Chuko, Yoshie Momma, Keiko Takahashi & Yasushi Nagai

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Otsuki, J., Chuko, M., Momma, Y. et al. A comparison of the swim-up procedure at body and testis temperatures. J Assist Reprod Genet 25, 413–415 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-008-9242-1

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