The effect of follicle stimulating hormone therapy on human sperm structure (Notulae seminologicae 11)

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1955-1968

  Baccetti, B ^a   Strehler, E ^b   Capitani, S ^a   Collodel, G ^a   De Santo, M ^b   Moretti, E ^a   Piomboni, P ^a   Wiedeman, R ^c   Sterzik, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Inst of Reproductive Medicine Ulm   (Germany)

^c IVF Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

FSH treatment; Human spermatozoa; Infertility; Mathematics; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ACROSOME; ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AXONEME; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHROMATIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MITOCHONDRION; PREVENTION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030828626     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.9.1955     Document Type: Article

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