Counteraction during movement of spermatozoa by Trichomonas vaginalis observed by visual image analysis: a possible cause of female infertility

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 528-530

  Wiwanitkit, Viroj ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

infertility; motility; Trichomonas

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MALE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS;

EID: 51449095038     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.1306     Document Type: Article

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