The role of the laboratory in the diagnosis and treatment of male infertility

Australian Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 138-143

  Matson, P L ^a,b  

^a PIVET Laboratory   (United States)

^b PIVET Laboratory   (Australia)

Author keywords

External quality assurance; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; IVF; Semen analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROSURGERY; OOCYTE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM;

EID: 0030447907     PISSN: 10381643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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