Comparison of two staining and evaluation methods used for computerized human sperm morphology evaluations

Andrologia

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 133-135

  Coetzee, K ^a   Kruger, T F ^a   Vandendael, A ^a   De Villiers, A ^a   Lombard, C J ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

computer; human; normal sperm morphology; stains

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; STAINING;

EID: 0030923053     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1997.tb00306.x     Document Type: Article

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