Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein originates in both the testis and the epididymis and localizes in mouse spermatozoa.

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Published in Asian J Androl on March 20, 2014

Authors

Zhong-Ping Zhou, Xiao-Yu Xia, Qiang-Su Guo, Chen Xu1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Histology and Embryology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Shanghai, China.

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