The usefulness and significance of assessing rapidly progressive spermatozoa

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-35

  Björndahl, Lars ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Male factor infertility; Manual sperm motility assessment; Quality control; Rapidly progressive spermatozoa; Reference values; Semen analysis; Staff training

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY SEX GLAND; ANDROLOGY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMATIN; EJACULATION; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE FERTILITY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS;

HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MANUALS AS TOPIC; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 76349105965     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2008.50     Document Type: Review

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