Contraception
Volume 78, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages S18-S22 , October 2008

Approaches to the identification of new nonhormonal targets for male contraception

  • Gregory S. Kopf

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    • Corresponding Author InformationVillanova, PA 19085, USA. Tel.: +1 267 934 7978 (mobile).

Received 21 March 2008 ,Accepted 31 March 2008.

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 Author Disclosure: Gregory S. Kopf has no actual or potential conflicts of interests in connection with the content and publication of this article.

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doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2008.05.001

Contraception
Volume 78, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages S18-S22 , October 2008

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