A digital method of sperm immobilization test: Comparison to the conventional method

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 481-484

  Komori, Shinji ^a   Hamada, Yukari ^a   Hasegawa, Akiko ^a   Tsubamoto, Hiroshi ^a   Horiuchi, Isao ^a   Tanaka, Hiroyuki ^a   Kasumi, Hiroyuki ^a   Shigeta, Minoru ^b   Koyama, Koji ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Kinki Central Hospital of Mutual Association of Public School Teachers   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antisperm antibody; Infertility; Sperm immobilization test; Sperm immobilizing antibody; Sperm Quality Analyzer

Indexed keywords

SPERM ANTIBODY;

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANTIBODIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SPERM AGGLUTINATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0344098921     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.8755-8920.2003.00108.x     Document Type: Article

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