Immunohistochemical detection of estrogen and progesterone receptors in spermatozoa of infertile men

International Journal of Fertility and Women's Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 421-425

  Misao, Ryou ^a   Niwa, Kenji ^a   Morishita, Shigeo ^a   Fujimoto, Jiro ^a   Nakanishi, Yoshihito ^a   Tamaya, Teruhiko ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Estrogen receptor; Human spermatozoa; Immunohistochemical staining; Male infertility; Progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

AVIDIN; BIOTIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT;

EID: 0031423133     PISSN: 1534892X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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