Effects of ultraviolet exposure and near infrared laser tweezers on human spermatozoa

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2162-2164

  König, Karsten ^a,b   Tadir, Yona ^b   Patrizio, Pasqualle ^c   Berns, Michael W ^b   Tromberg, Bruce J ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

IVF; Laser tweezers; Photodamage; Spermatozoa; UVA

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DEATH; CHROMATOPHORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GAMETE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER; MALE; MICROMANIPULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTON; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0029826435     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019069     Document Type: Article

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