Viability assessment of human sperm using Transgreen and propidium iodide

Chinese Journal of Andrology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1-4

  Hongxin, Zhao ^a   Yao, Yuan ^b   Minmin, Hua ^c   Huiqin, Zhang ^b   Huijuan, Shi ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD RESEARCH   (China)

^c EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Fluorescence staining; Sperm viability

Indexed keywords

DYE; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; TRANSGREEN;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERM; STAINING; STORAGE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 44849102128     PISSN: 10080848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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