Consensus workshop on advanced diagnostic andrology techniques

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1463-1479

  Mortimer, David ^b   Fraser, Lynn ^a  

^a European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology ESHRE   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Andrology; CASA; Hamster egg penetration test; Sperm zona pellucida binding test

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME REACTION; ANDROLOGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GONAD FUNCTION; HAMSTER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; SCREENING TEST; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

CRICETINAE;

EID: 0029834994     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019420     Document Type: Article

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