A critical review of the physiological importance and analysis of sperm movement in mammals

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 403-439

  Mortimer, Sharon T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Scientific Consulting   (Australia)

Author keywords

CASA; Flagellum; Hyperactivation; Kinematics; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CINERADIOGRAPHY; ERROR; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FERTILIZATION; FLAGELLUM; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TURBIDIMETRY; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MALE; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM TAIL; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0031418993     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/3.5.403     Document Type: Review

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