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. 1987 Jul;80(7):434-7.
doi: 10.1177/014107688708000713.

Effects of sperm protamine on human cervical epithelial cells and BHK 21 cells in vitro

P W French  1 , M Coppleson, B L Reid
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Effects of sperm protamine on human cervical epithelial cells and BHK 21 cells in vitro

P W French et al. J R Soc Med. 1987 Jul.

Abstract

The addition of protamine, of both human and animal origin, to cultures of epithelial and fibroblastic cells has demonstrated that this component of sperm proteins may be capable of bringing about neoplastic transformation in vitro.

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