Assessment of maximal fertilization rates with intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 80-86

  Ma, Sai ^a   Yuen, Basil H O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aspiration of oocyte cytoplasm; Fertilization rates; Immobilization of sperm; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0034002053     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009410331774     Document Type: Conference Paper

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