Ooplasmic round spermatid nuclear injection procedures as an experimental treatment for nonobstructive azoospermia

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-62

  Yamanaka, Keiko ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

azoospermia; infertility; oocyte; round spermatid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031028422     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02765754     Document Type: Article

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