Use of a plant enzyme preparation (Coronase) instead of hyaluronidase for cumulus cell removal before intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1933-1935

  Parinaud, Jean ^a   Vieitez, Gérard ^a   Milhet, Pierrette ^a   Richoilley, Gérard ^a  

^a Serv Univ Psychiat l'Enfant l'A   (France)

Author keywords

Coronase; Cumulus; Human; Hyaluronidase; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CORONASE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; HYALURONIDASE; PLANT ENZYME; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; EMBRYO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE;

EID: 0031821438     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.7.1933     Document Type: Article

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