Experiences in Hong Kong with the theory and practice of the albumin column method of sperm separation for sex selection

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 146-149

  Rose, G Alan ^a,b   Wong, Anthony ^a  

^a Gender Choice Centre   (Hong Kong)

^b Uphill Road ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FISH; Human serum albumin; Sex preselection; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROBE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENDER; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEX DETERMINATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TWINS; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031884704     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.1.146     Document Type: Article

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