The relationship between sperm morphology and in vitro fertilization ability in mice

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 561-568

  Kawai, Yasuhiro ^a,b   Hata, Tomoko ^a   Suzuki, Osamu ^a,b   Matsuda, Junichiro ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic droplet; Epididymal sperm; In vitro fertilizability; Sperm morphology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; C3H MOUSE; C57BL MOUSE; CYTOPLASM; DBA MOUSE; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CYTOPLASM; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 33748643795     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.18023     Document Type: Article

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