High fertilization prediction by flow cytometric analysis of the CD46 antigen on the inner acrosomal membrane of spermatozoa

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1923-1928

  Carver Ward, J A ^a,c   Jaroudi, K A ^a   Hollanders, J M G ^a,b   Einspenner, M ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; CD46; Fertilization prediction; Flow cytometry

Indexed keywords

CALCIMYCIN; MEMBRANE COFACTOR PROTEIN;

ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROINJECTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0029800486     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019518     Document Type: Article

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