Have the Fallopian tubes a vital role in promoting fertility?

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 475-486

  Hunter, R H F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Vet and Hum Repro Med Society

Author keywords

Capacitation; Cumulus; Ectopics; Endometriosis; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

AUTOGRAFT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE; HUMAN; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; UTERINE TUBE; UTERINE TUBE MUCOSA; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS FLUID;

EID: 0031777687     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/j.1600-0412.1998.770501.x     Document Type: Review

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