LABORATORY DIAGNOSTICS OF MALE INFERTILITY. BIOMARKERS. PART I

Zh. Yu. Sapozhkova – MD, PhD, International Cytology School, Head, Senior Lecturer, Moscow Russia; Privat Medical Centre of Podolsk, Moscow Region, Head of Clinical Lab, doctor/cytologist, Podolsk, Moscow region, Russia. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
G. A. Milovanova – Resident, Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, Moscow, Russia. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
O. I. Patsap – MD, PhD, Federal Center of Brain Research and Neurotechnologies FMBA, Moscow, Russia. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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