Scanning electron microscopy analysis of the human zona pellucida: Influence of maturity and fertilization on morphology and sperm binding pattern

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1057-1066

  Magerkurth, C ^a   Tiopfer Petersen E ^b   Schwartz, P ^a   Michelmann, H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Human; IVF; Oocyte; Scanning electron microscopy; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; OOCYTE MATURATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPERMATOZOON; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0345059458     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.4.1057     Document Type: Article

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