Contribution of epididymal factors to sperm maturation and storage

Andrologia

Volumn 30, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 233-239

  Moore, H D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co culture; Epididymis; Sperm maturation

Indexed keywords

CELL INTERACTION; CELL SURVIVAL; COCULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

EID: 0031902174     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1998.tb01165.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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