Cryopreservation of human spermatozoa: Comparison of TEST-yolk buffer and glycerol

International Journal of Fertility and Women's Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 38-42

  Hallak, Jorge ^a   Sharma, Rakesh K ^a   Wellstead, Cheryl ^a   Agarwal, Ashok ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Egg yolk; Glycerol; Morphology; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL;

CRYOPRESERVATION; EGG YOLK; FREEZING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; THAWING;

BUFFERS; CRYOPRESERVATION; EGG YOLK; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0034104469     PISSN: 1534892X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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