Human follicular fluid inhibits the binding of human spermatozoa to zona pellucida in vitro

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2674-2680

  Yao, Y Q ^a   Yeung, W S B ^a   Ho, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Follicular fluid; Hemizona binding assay; Motility; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0030466418     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019190     Document Type: Article

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