The use of silane-coated silica particles for density gradient centrifugation in in-vitro fertilization

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 857-860

  Söderlund, Brita ^a   Lundin, Kersti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

IVF; Percoll; PureSperm; Sperm morphology; Swim up

Indexed keywords

IXAPREP; PERCOLL; PURESPERM; SILANE DERIVATIVE; SILICA GEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY RATE; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY;

EID: 0342265135     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.4.857     Document Type: Article

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