Efficiency of sex pre-selection of spermatozoa by albumin separation method evaluated by double-labelled fluorescence in-situ hybridization

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1920-1926

  Chen, Ming Jer ^a   Guu, Hwa Fen ^a   Ho, Esther Shih Chu ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Albumin; FISH; Sex pre selection; Sperm separation method; Y spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; CELL SELECTION; CELL SEPARATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX; SPERMATOZOON; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0030783747     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.9.1920     Document Type: Article

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