Calcium ionophore-induced acrosome reaction correlates with fertilization rates in vitro in patients with teratozoospermic semen

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 905-910

  Liu, De Yi ^a   Gordon Baker, H W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcium ionophore; Human acrosome reaction; IVF; Sperm morphology

Indexed keywords

CALCIMYCIN;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 2642610313     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.4.905     Document Type: Article

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