Regulation of spermatogenesis: An evolutionary biologist's perspective

Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology - Tập 29 - Trang 2-16 - 2014
Stefan Schlatt1, Jens Ehmcke2
1Centre for Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, Institute of Reproductive and Regenerative Biology, University Münster, Münster, Germany
2Central Animal Facility, Faculty of Medicine, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

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