Greater numbers of human spermatozoa associate with endosalpingeal cells derived from the isthmus compared with those from the ampulla

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1985-1992

  Baillie, H S ^a   Pacey, A A ^a   Warren, M A ^b   Scudamore, I W ^a   Barratt, C L R ^a  

^a JESSOP HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endosalpinx; Human; Spermatozoa; Uterine tube

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL POLARITY; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MONOLAYER CULTURE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION; UTERINE TUBE MUCOSA;

EID: 0030842309     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.9.1985     Document Type: Article

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