Whither must spermatozoa wander? The future of laboratory seminology

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-103

  Aitken, R John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assisted conception; DNA damage; Male infertility; Miscarriage; Semen; Seminology; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BOOK; CELL ISOLATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE FERTILITY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; MALE INFERTILITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMANS; MALE; MANUALS AS TOPIC; REFERENCE VALUES; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 76349122462     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2008.42     Document Type: Review

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