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01-03-2020 | Infertility | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Lycopene improves sperm motility and morphology: a promising agent for treating male infertility

Authors: Lu-Lu Zhai, Zhi-Gang Tang

Published in: European Journal of Nutrition | Issue 2/2020

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Title: Lycopene improves sperm motility and morphology: a promising agent for treating male infertility
Authors: Lu-Lu Zhai
Zhi-Gang Tang
Publication date: 01-03-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Infertility
Infertility
Published in: European Journal of Nutrition / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 1436-6207
Electronic ISSN: 1436-6215
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-019-02173-4

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