Association between sperm cell chromatin condensation, morphology based on strict criteria, and fertilization, cleavage and pregnancy rates in an IVF program

Andrologia

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-35

  Hammadeh, M E ^a   Stieber, M ^a   Haidl, G ^b   Schmidt, W ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromatin condensation of spermatozoa; In vitro fertilization; Morphology (strict criteria); Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 0031924727     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1998.tb01379.x     Document Type: Article

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