Relationships between motility parameters, morphology and acrosomal status of human spermatozoa

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1240-1243

  Parinaud, Jean ^a   Vieitez, Gérard ^a   Moutaffian, Hélène ^a   Richoilley, Gérard ^a   Milhet, Pierrette ^a  

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

Author keywords

Acrosome; Human; Morphology; Motility; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL;

EID: 0030016676     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019364     Document Type: Article

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