Changes in osmolality during liquefaction of human semen

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 58-60

  Cooper, Trevor G ^a   Barfield, Jennifer P ^a,b   Yeung, Ching H ^a  

^a INST OF REPRO MED OF THE UNIV   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Fresh semen; Liquefaction; Osmolality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; LIQUEFACTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSMOLALITY; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; VAPOR PRESSURE; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SEMEN;

EID: 13444254480     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2004.00506.x     Document Type: Article

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