A new concept for the extraction of testicular spermatozoa as a tool for assisted fertilization (ICSI)

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 752-755

  Salzbrunn, A ^a   Benson, D M ^a   Holstein, A F ^a   Schulze, W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assisted fertilization; Human; ICSI; Spermatozoa; Testis

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

ARTICLE; CELL SELECTION; CRYOPRESERVATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROINJECTION; MICROSCOPY; MICROSURGERY; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS BIOPSY; TISSUE PREPARATION;

EID: 0029998970     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019248     Document Type: Article

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