Sperm-preparation techniques for men with normal and abnormal semen analysis: A comparison

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 917-922

  Erel, C T ^a   Senturk, L M ^a   Irez, T ^a   Ercan, L ^a   Elter, K ^a   Colgar, U ^a   Ertungealp, E ^a  

^a Kasaneler Sk Nigarhanim Apartments   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Infertility, male; Semen; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME REACTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ACROSOME REACTION; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CENTRIFUGATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0033652532     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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