Ultrastructure of gametes after intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages 107-116

  Bourgain, C ^a   Nagy, Z P ^b   De Zutter, H ^a   Van Ranst, H ^b   Nogueira, D ^b   Van Steirteghem, A C ^b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Oocytes; Spermatozoa; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME REACTION; CELL CULTURE; CELL MATURATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; GERMINAL VESICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MEMBRANE FUSION; METAPHASE; OOCYTE; PRONUCLEUS; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0031833077     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.suppl_1.107     Document Type: Conference Paper

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