Coculture of human spermatozoa with reproductive tract cell monolayers can enhance sperm functions better than coculture with Vero cell monolayers

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 417-422

  Lai, Y M ^a   Chang, F H ^a   Lee, C L ^a   Lee, J D ^a   Huang, H Y ^a   Wang, M L ^a   Chan, P J ^a   Chang, M Y ^a   Soong, Y K ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

acrosome reaction; coculture; human endometrial cell; human oviduct cell; Vero cell

Indexed keywords

4 [5 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL)[2,5' BI 1H BENZIMIDAZOL] 2' YL]PHENOL; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; PEANUT AGGLUTININ;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VERO CELL;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; ENDOMETRIUM; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SPERM MOTILITY; TIME FACTORS; VERO CELLS;

ANIMALIA; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA;

EID: 0029905384     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02066175     Document Type: Article

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