Comparison between chromatin condensation and morphology from testis biopsy extracted and ejaculated spermatozoa and their relationship to ICSI outcome

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 363-367

  Hammadeh, M E ^a   Al Hasani, S ^b   Doerr, S ^a   Stieber, M ^a   Rosenbaum, P ^a   Schmidt, W ^a   Diedrich, K ^b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chromatin condensation; ICSI; Morphology; Testis extracted spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

HISTONE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS BIOPSY;

EID: 0033010164     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.2.363     Document Type: Article

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