Evaluation of the fertilization potential of freshly isolated, in-vitro cultured and cryopreserved human spermatids by injection into hamster oocytes

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1528-1533

  Aslam, Irfan ^a   Fishel, Simon ^a  

^a Park Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Hamster oocytes; In vitro culture; Male infertility; Spermatids

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; BIOASSAY; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; FERTILIZATION; HAMSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROINJECTION; MICROSCOPE; NONHUMAN; OBSTRUCTION; OOCYTE; SPERMATID; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032989439     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.6.1528     Document Type: Article

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