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Passage of the Sperm and the Penetration of the Egg in Mammals

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AUSTIN, C., BRADEN, A. Passage of the Sperm and the Penetration of the Egg in Mammals. Nature 170, 919–921 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/170919a0

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