Molecular Basis of Human Sperm Capacitation

Lis C. Puga Molina1, Guillermina M. Luque1, Paula A. Balestrini1, Clara I. Marín‐Briggiler1, Ana Romarowski1, Mariano G. Buffone1
1Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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