Flow cytometric analysis of semen preparation, and assessment of acrosome reaction, reactive oxygen species production and leucocyte contamination in subfertile men

Andrologia

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 269-276

  Moilanen, Jarna M ^a,c   Carpen O ^b   Hovatta, O ^a  

^a Vaestoliitto   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Infertility Clinic   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Flow cytometry; Leucocyte; Reactive oxygen species; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

ACROSOME REACTION; ADULT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SEMEN;

EID: 0032830113     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0272.1999.00286.x     Document Type: Article

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