Albumin gradients do not enrich Y-bearing human spermatozoa

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 938-942

  Flaherty, Scan P ^a   Michalowska, Janina ^b,d   Swann, Nicholas J ^a   Paul Dmowski, W ^b   Matthews, Colin D ^a   John Aitken, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Oak Brook Fertility Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Albumin gradients; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Sex selection; Y spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; CELL SELECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY; MALE; SPERM; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0030959081     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.5.938     Document Type: Article

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