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Short Communication: An Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Pregnancy with a Globozoospermic Male

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  1. Reproductive Biology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Tygerberg Hospital, Tygerberg, South Africa

    K. Coetzee, M.-L. Windt, R. Menkveld & T. F. Kruger

  2. Diagnostic Electron Microscopy Unit, Department of Anatomical Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg Hospital, Tygerberg, South Africa

    M. Kitshoff

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Coetzee, K., Windt, ML., Menkveld, R. et al. Short Communication: An Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Pregnancy with a Globozoospermic Male. J Assist Reprod Genet 18, 311–313 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016678604207

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