Acrosin activity in human spermatozoa in relation to semen quality and in-vitro fertilization

Human Reproduction

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 253-257

  De Jonge, C J ^a   Tarchala, S M ^a   Rawlins, R G ^a   Binor, Z ^a   Radwanska, E ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrosin; In vitro fertilization; Semen quality

Indexed keywords

ACROSIN;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EJACULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; OOCYTE; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACROSIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0027471710     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a138033     Document Type: Article

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