Sperm centrosome dysfunction: A possible new class of male factor infertility in the human

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 349-354

  Van Blerkom, Jonathan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Reproductive Genetics In Vitro   (United States)

Author keywords

Microtubules; Pronuclei; Sperm centrosome; Syngamy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTROSOME; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CENTROSOME; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0030132549     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.5.349     Document Type: Article

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