Evaluation of the acrosome reaction in human spermatozoa: Comparison of cytochemical and fluorescence techniques

Andrologia

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 63-67

  Risopatron J ^a,b   Pena P ^a,b   Miska, W ^c   Sanchez R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Human spermatozoa; Reproductive laboratory stain technique

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENT DYE; LECTIN; PEA LECTIN; PLANT LECTIN;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; SPERMATOZOON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACROSOME REACTION; CELL SURVIVAL; COLORING AGENTS; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; LECTINS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PLANT LECTINS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0035288260     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0272.2001.00405.x     Document Type: Review

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