In-vitro culture of spermatozoa induces motility and increases implantation and pregnancy rates after testicular sperm extraction and intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2808-2811

  Balaban, Basak ^a   Urman, Bulent ^a   Sertac, Aycan ^a   Alatas, Cengiz ^a   Aksoy, Senai ^a   Mercan, Ramazan ^a   Nuhoglu, Alp ^a  

^a AMERICAN HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; In vitro culture; Motility; Testicular sperm extraction

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CELL CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIDATION; PREGNANCY RATE; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0032735958     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.11.2808     Document Type: Article

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