Connexins and pannexins: Coordinating cellular communication in the testis and epididymis.

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Published in Spermatogenesis on October 01, 2011

Authors

Daniel G Cyr1

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1: INRS-Institut Armand Frappier; University of Quebec; Laval, QC Canada.

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