Semen characteristics: Advancement in andrological assessment

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 173-183

  Sharma, R S ^a   Gaur, K K ^b   Pal, P C ^b   Manocha, Monika ^b   Tomar, Deepak ^b   Khan, Arif Azam ^b   Tripathi, Vinita ^b   Chattree, Vineeta ^b   Kriplani, A ^b  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Infertility; Semen; Seminal plasma and Epididymis; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ACROSIN; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; FRUCTOSE; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ANDROLOGY; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CELL VIABILITY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INDIA; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE INFERTILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT;

EID: 14944370101     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02893067     Document Type: Article

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