A review of the physical and chemical properties of human semen and the formulation of a semen simulant.

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• Publication year

  2005

• Venue

  Journal of Andrology

• Publication date

  2005-07-08

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Chemistry

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  DOI 10.2164/JANDROL.04104PMID 15955884
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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