The relative viability of human spermatozoa from the vas deferens, epididymis and testis before and after cryopreservation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 3048-3051

  Bachtell, N E ^a   Conaghan, J ^a   Turek, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Epididymis; Hypo osmotic swelling; Sperm viability; Testis

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS; THAWING; VAS DEFERENS; VASECTOMY; VITAL STAIN;

EID: 0032756056     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.12.3048     Document Type: Article

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