Influence of enterococci on human sperm membrane in vitro

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-81

  Qiang, Hua ^a,b   Jiang, Ming Sen ^a   Lin, Jian Yin ^b   He, Wei Min ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUJIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Enterococci; Hypoosmotic swelling test; Sperm; Sperm membrane; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SWELLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MALE INFERTILITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; OSMOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SPERMATOZOON; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

CELL MEMBRANE; EJACULATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; HUMANS; MALE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; REFERENCE VALUES; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 33846030816     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2007.00219.x     Document Type: Article

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