Are the characteristics of spermatozoa in the insemination medium useful for predicting in-vitro fertilization results?

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-108

  Parinaud, J ^a   Richoilley, G ^a   Moutaffian, H ^a   Vieitez, G ^a   Mieusset, R ^a  

^a Serv Univ Psychiat l'Enfant l'A   (France)

Author keywords

CASA; IVF; Percoll; Sperm morphology; Sperm motility; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CELL SELECTION; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INSEMINATION; MALE; OOCYTES; POVIDONE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0029996925     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.1996.tb00445.x     Document Type: Article

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