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. 2011 Mar;13(2):195-6.
doi: 10.1038/aja.2010.163. Epub 2010 Dec 27.

The effects of acquired paternal obesity on the next generation

Neil A Youngson  1 , Emma Whitelaw
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The effects of acquired paternal obesity on the next generation

Neil A Youngson et al. Asian J Androl. 2011 Mar.
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Changes in obese male semen that could alter offspring phenotype.
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