Interactions of spermatozoa with the female reproductive tract: Inspiration for assisted reproduction

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 103-110

  Suarez, S S ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervix; Fallopian tube; Oviduct; Uterine tube; Uterus

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEIN;

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CELL INTERACTION; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MATING; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVIDUCT; OVULATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; REVIEW; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE TUBE; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM TRANSPORT; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33846013176     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD06101     Document Type: Review

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