Successful fertilization and pregnancy after injection of frozen-thawed round spermatids into human oocytes

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 554-556

  Antinori, S ^a   Versaci, C ^a   Dani, G ^a   Antinori, M ^a   Selman, H A ^a  

^a RAPRUI (International Associated Research Institute for Human Reproduction Infertility Unit)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Fertilization; Frozen thawed spermatid; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE REPORT; CELL COUNT; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PREGNANCY; PRONUCLEUS; SPERMATID;

EID: 0030951935     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.3.554     Document Type: Article

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