Ultrastructure of human sperm using X-ray microscopy

Medical Science Research

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 663-667

  Abraham Peskir, J ^a   Chantler, E ^b   McCann, C ^c   Medenwaldt, R ^b   Ernst, E ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Sperm; Ultrastructure; X ray microscopy

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOPLASM VESICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MICROSCOPY; SPERMATOZOON; TISSUE FIXATION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031725617     PISSN: 02698951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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