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Another functional frame-shift polymorphism ofDEFB126(rs11467497) associated with male infertility

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Deficient human  -defensin 1 underlies male infertility associated with poor sperm motility and genital tract infection

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Partial Deletion of Chromosome 8 β-defensin Cluster Confers Sperm Dysfunction and Infertility in Male Mice

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The epididymis-specific antimicrobial peptide β-defensin 15 is required for sperm motility and male fertility in the rat (Rattus norvegicus)

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Deficient Tryptophan Catabolism along the Kynurenine Pathway Reveals That the Epididymis Is in a Unique Tolerogenic State

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