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A key to male fertility

French CNRS scientists in collaboration with a team at the Institute of Genetics Strasbourg, France have just identified a key regulator of male fertility. This work, published in the journal Genes & Development, suggests that it is worth exploring the signalling pathways controlled by SHP protein in men suffering from fertility disorders.

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