Simple and reliable identification of the human round spermatid by inverted phase-contrast microscopy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1570-1577

  Verheyen, Greta ^a   Crabbé, Evelyne ^a   Joris, Hubert ^a   Van Steirteghem, André ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Identification; Non obstructive azoospermia; Round spermatid; Target population

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CELL SHAPE; CELL SUSPENSION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HAPLOIDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PREGNANCY RATE; SPERMATID;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031804796     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.6.1570     Document Type: Article

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