Soy lecithin replaces egg yolk for cryopreservation of human sperm without adversely affecting postthaw motility, morphology, sperm DNA integrity, or sperm binding to hyaluronate

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1787-1790

  Reed, Michael L ^a   Ezeh, Peace C ^a   Hamic, Amanda ^a   Thompson, Douglas J ^a   Caperton, Charles L ^a  

^a Center for Reproductive Medicine of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

cryopreservation; egg yolk; HaloSperm; HBA; Lecithin; soy; sperm

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; DNA; HYALURONIC ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; SOY LECITHIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING ASSAY; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISPERSION; EGG YOLK; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; THAWING;

CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DNA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EGG PROTEINS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; LECITHINS; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SOYBEAN PROTEINS; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 70350572324     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.05.026     Document Type: Article

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