The influence of sera, follicular fluids and seminal plasma on human sperm-zona pellucida binding

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 792-799

  Huyser, Carin ^a   Fourie, Francois Le R ^a   Moolman, Hendrien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Follicular fluid; Hemizona assay; Progesterone; Seminal plasma; Serum

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; SEMINAL PLASMA; SERUM; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 1842406028     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.4.792     Document Type: Article

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