The immunobiology of the mammalian epididymis: the black box is now open!

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Published in Basic Clin Androl on October 02, 2013

Authors

Rachel Guiton1, Joelle Henry-Berger1, Joël R Drevet1

Author Affiliations

1: GReD Laboratory, CNRS UMR 6293 - INSERM U1103, Clermont Université, Clermont-Ferrand, France.

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