Analysis of the oocyte activating capacity anti chromosomal complement of round-headed human spermatozoa by their injection into mouse oocytes

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2170-2175

  Rybouchkin, A ^a   Dozortsev, D ^a   Pelinck, M J ^a   De Sutter, P ^a   Dhont, M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Globozoospermia; Heterospecific fertilization; Oocyte activation; Sperm karyotype

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KARYOTYPE; MALE; MICROINJECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PREMATURE CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY;

EID: 0029827244     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019071     Document Type: Article

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