Mouse in vitro fertilization, embryo development and viability, and human sperm motility in substances used for human sperm preparation for assisted reproduction

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 372-381

  Scott, Lynette ^a   Smith, Samuel ^b  

^a SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

endotoxins; gamete and embryo viability; Percoll; Sperm separating substances

Indexed keywords

SEPHADEX;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0031016360     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)81925-5     Document Type: Article

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