Sperm quality improvement in cryopreserved human semen

Journal of Urology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1008-1012

  Sharma, Rakesh K ^a   Agarwal, Ashok ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

infertility, male; semen; semen preservation; spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL SEPARATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0029757135     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65687-8     Document Type: Article

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