Atomic force microscopy: A powerful tool for high-resolution imaging of spermatozoa

Journal of Nanobiotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Kumar, Sunil ^a   Chaudhury, Koel ^a   Sen, Prasenjit ^b   Guha, Sujoy K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

FERTILIZATION; HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGING; SPERMATOZOA;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

ACROSOME; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTRACEPTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FERTILIZATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PHARMACOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 26844459058     PISSN: 14773155     EISSN: 14773155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-3155-3-9     Document Type: Review

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