Laser assisted immobilization of spermatozoa prior to intracytoplasmic sperm injection in humans

Human Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2628-2631

  Ebner, T ^a   Yaman, C ^a   Moser, M ^a   Sommergruber, M ^a   Hartl, J ^a   Tews, G ^a  

^a Women's General Hospital Linz   (Austria)

Author keywords

Blastocyst formation; Early cleavage; Fertilization rate; Immobilization of spermatozoa; Non contact laser

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN ACETATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DIODE LASER; EMBRYO (ANATOMY); EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMOBILIZED CELL; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; TIME; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0035657698     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/16.12.2628     Document Type: Article

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