Preincubation in peritoneal fluid decreases the follicular fluid-induced acrosomal reactivity of human spermatozoa

Andrologia

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-48

  Revelli, A ^a,d   La Sala, G B ^b   Miceli, A ^a   Balerna, M ^c   Massobrio, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Reggio Emilia Hospital   (Italy)

^c Ospedale La Carita   (Switzerland)

^d MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Follicular fluid; Human spermatozoa; Peritoneal fluid

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PERITONEAL FLUID; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 0031031834     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1997.tb03147.x     Document Type: Article

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