Influence of freeze-thawing on hyaluronic acid binding of human spermatozoa

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 202-206

  Nijs, Martine ^a   Creemers, Eva ^a   Cox, Annemie ^a   Janssen, Mia ^a   Vanheusden, Elke ^a   Castro Sanchez, Yovanna ^b   Thijs, Herbert ^b   Ombelet, Willem ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Capacitation; Cumulus oophorus; Hyaluronan binding; IVF; Oocyte; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; HYALURONIC ACID; HYALURONIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 69249107398     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60073-9     Document Type: Article

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