Comparison of normal sperm morphology outcomes from two different computer-assisted semen analysis systems

Andrologia

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 159-163

  Coetzee, K ^a   Bermes, N ^b   Krause, W ^b   Menkveld, R ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

CASA; Human sperm morphology; Strict criteria; WHO

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; DIFF QUIK; METHYLENE BLUE; XANTHENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER; CYTOLOGY; FERTILITY; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; MALE; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; STAINING;

AUTOANALYSIS; AZURE STAINS; COLORING AGENTS; COMPUTERS; FERTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA; STAINING AND LABELING; XANTHENES;

EID: 0035344880     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0272.2001.00421.x     Document Type: Review

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