The Journal of Urology
Volume 170, Issue 6, Part 1 , Pages 2363-2365 , December 2003

Soluble Forms of Fas and Fas Ligand Concentrations in the Seminal Plasma of Infertile Men With Varicocele

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 Accepted for publication June 27, 2003.Study received institutional ethical committee approval.

PII: S0022-5347(05)62845-5

doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000095326.78152.a2

The Journal of Urology
Volume 170, Issue 6, Part 1 , Pages 2363-2365 , December 2003

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