Cryoprotective agent and temperature effects on human sperm membrane permeabilities: Convergence of theoretical and empirical approaches for optimal cryopreservation methods

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 335-343

  Gilmore, J A ^a   Liu, J ^b   Woods, E J ^b   Peter, A T ^a   Critser, J K ^a  

^a RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryobiology; Membrane; Permeability; Spermatozoa; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCEROL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COULTER COUNTER; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NORMAL HUMAN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033967301     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.2.335     Document Type: Article

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