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Use of Egg Compounds for Cryoprotection of Spermatozoa

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Briand-Amirat, L., Tainturier, D., Anton, M. (2007). Use of Egg Compounds for Cryoprotection of Spermatozoa. In: Huopalahti, R., López-Fandiño, R., Anton, M., Schade, R. (eds) Bioactive Egg Compounds. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-37885-3_30

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