Development of a novel home sperm test

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 145-149

  Bjorndahl L ^a   Kirkman Brown, J ^a   Hart, G ^b   Rattle, S ^c   Barratt, C L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b DPPM Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Genosis Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical mucus; Home sperm device; Hyaluronic acid; Sperm function test; Sperm penetration test

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HOME; HUMAN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STANDARD;

EID: 29144451427     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei330     Document Type: Article

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