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Evaluation of the human sperm nucleus: ambiguity and risk of confusion with chromomycin staining

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2021

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Yves Ménézo*
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Laboratoire Clément, Paris, France
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Author for correspondence: Yves Ménézo. Laboratoire Clément, 75016Paris, France. E-mail: [email protected]
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Zygote , Volume 29 , Issue 4 , August 2021 , pp. 257 - 259
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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