Fertilization capability of frozen epididymal sperm for intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 171-174

  Chang, Hong Chiang ^a   Hsieh, Ju Ton ^a   Liu, Shih Ping ^a   Law, Han Shin ^a   Chen, Su Yuan ^a   Yang, Yu Shih ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Epididymal sperm fertilization; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERM;

ADULT; CRYOPRESERVATION; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0032982611     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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