State-of-art technologies to detect the DNA damage and repair in sperm and future outlook.
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SUBMITTER: Li Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10006008 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb
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State-of-art technologies to detect the DNA damage and repair in sperm and future outlook.
Li Qing Q Guo Juncen J Wu Sixian S Shang Lijun L Xu Wenming W
Translational andrology and urology 20230213 2
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