Effects of failed oocyte activation and sperm protamine deficiency on fertilization post-ICSI

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 422-429

  Nasr Esfahani, Mohammad Hossein ^a,b   Razavi, Shahnaz ^c   Mardani, Mohammad ^c   Shirazi, Reza ^c   Javanmardi, Setareh ^c  

^a ROYAN INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN FERTILITY AND INFERTILITY CENTER   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fertilization; ICSI; Oocyte activation; Protamine deficiency; Sperm premature chromosomal condensation

Indexed keywords

PROTAMINE;

ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GERMINAL VESICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAPHASE; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PRONUCLEUS; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMEN ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 34247120899     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60888-7     Document Type: Article

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