Improved sperm cryopreservation using cold cryoprotectant

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 377-381

  Clarke, Gary N ^a,b   Liu, D Y ^a,b   Baker, H W G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Freezing; Human semen; Human sperm

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 1942531635     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD03007     Document Type: Article

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