The role of vitamin D in male fertility: A focus on the testis

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Reviews in Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders

• Publication date

  2017-07-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1007/s11154-017-9425-0PMID 28667465
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