Efficacy of intracytoplasmic sperm injection using intentionally cryopreserved epididymal spermatozoa

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 133-138

  Oates, Robert D ^a,d   Lobel, Susan M ^b   Harris, Doria H ^b   Pang, Samuel ^c   Burgess, Colleen M ^c   Carson, Ronald S ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Deaconess Waltham Hospital   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Epididymal spermatozoa; ICSI; MESA; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MICROINJECTION; PREGNANCY RATE; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 0030063952     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019006     Document Type: Article

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