Premature chromosome condensation of the sperm nucleus after intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2239-2245

  Schmiady, Hardi ^a   Tandler Schneider, Andreas ^b   Kentenich, Heribert ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b DRK Frauenklinik und Poliklinik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fertilization failure; Human oocytes; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Oocyte activation; Premature chromosome condensation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOLOGY; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; HAPLOIDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; MICROINJECTION; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PREMATURE CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 0029832865     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019083     Document Type: Article

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