Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) for severe semen abnormalities: Dissecting the tail of spermatozoa at the tip

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2640-2644

  Chen, Shee Uan ^a   Ho, Hong Nerng ^a   Chen, Hsin Fu ^a   Huang, Su Cheng ^a   Lee, Tzu Yao ^a   Yang, Yu Shih ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Immobilization of sperm; Injection; Intracytoplasmic sperm; Severe male factor infertility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMOBILIZED CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRONUCLEUS; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL;

EID: 0030482848     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019185     Document Type: Article

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