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Kruger TF, Hamilton M, Simmons KF, Swanson JR, Acosta AA, Matta JF, Oehninger S, Morshedi M: The significance of abnormal sperm morphology and other sperm parameters in the outcome of the hamster ova/human sperm penetration assay (SPA) Int J Androl. In press