Semen analysis in 21st century medicine: The need for sperm function testing

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-70

  Lamb, Dolores J ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Semen analysis; Sperm function tests

Indexed keywords

REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANEUPLOIDY; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM FUNCTION TESTING; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MANUALS AS TOPIC; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 76349114505     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2009.4     Document Type: Review

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