Efficiency of MicroSort flow cytometry for producing sperm populations enriched in X- or Y-chromosome haplotypes: A blind trial assessed by double and triple colour fluorescent in-situ hybridization

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 308-312

  Vidal, F ^a   Fugger, E F ^b,c   Blanco, J ^a   Keyvanfar, K ^b   Catala V ^d   Norton, M ^b   Hazelrigg, W B ^b   Black, S H ^b,c   Levinson, G ^b,c   Egozcue, J ^a   Schulman, J D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b IVF   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Prenatal Genetics   (Spain)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Human sex selection; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL SELECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; DISOMY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPERM; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031887994     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.2.308     Document Type: Article

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