Direct and indirect effects of electrical stimulation on the motility of human sperm

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 196-199

  Saito, Kazuo ^a,b   Kinoshita, Yuzo ^a   Hosaka, Masahiko ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electrical breakdown; Electroejaculation; Electrolysis; Electrolyte free solution; Heating

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATING CURRENT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EJACULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; MALE; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY;

EID: 0033499539     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.1999.06444.x     Document Type: Article

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