The density of human semen and the validation of weight as an indicator of volume: A multicentre study2

Reproductive Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-153

  Matson, Phillip L ^a,b   Myssonski, Kim ^c   Yovich, Steven ^d   Morrison, Linda ^e   Irving, Jacquelyn ^f   Bakos, Hassan W ^g,h  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Canberra Specialist Centre   (Australia)

^d PIVET Medical Centre   (Australia)

^e Sydney IVF   (Australia)

^f Queensland Fertility Group   (Australia)

^g Repromed   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ejaculate volume; Quality assurance; Semen analysis; Semen density; Semen weight

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957055740     PISSN: 1642431X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1642-431x(12)60056-4     Document Type: Article

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