Fertilization with human testicular spermatids: Four successful pregnancies

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 286-291

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

^a Raprui Clinic   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intracytoplasmic spermatid injection; Non obstructive azoospermia; Spermatogenic arrest

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL SELECTION; CELL SHAPE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYPTORCHISM; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; METAPHASE; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRONUCLEUS; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030964462     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.2.286     Document Type: Article

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