Prolonged survival of human spermatozoa when co-incubated with epididymal cell cultures

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 514-522

  Akhondi, M A ^a   Chapple, C ^a   Moore, H D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CASA; Co culture; Epididymis; Sperm maturation

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN;

ARTICLE; CELL POLARITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; COCULTURE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MICROSCOPY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; UTERINE TUBE MUCOSA;

CAPUT;

EID: 0030915368     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.3.514     Document Type: Article

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