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Studies on surface changes in mammalian spermatozoa during epididymal transit, as revealed by cytochemical technics or lectin-binding, has mainly involved domestic and laboratory animals (1–8). As an extension of these investigations a systematic study was made on a primate, Macaca fascicularis.
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Fain-Maurel, M.A., Dadoune, J.P., Reger, J.F. (1983). Surface Changes in Monkey Spermatozoa During Epididymal Maturation and After Ejaculation. In: André, J. (eds) The Sperm Cell. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7675-7_32
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