A modified acrosome induction test d. B. Glazier

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-64

  Glazier, D B ^a   Marmar, Joel L ^a,b,c   Diamond, S M ^a   Gibbs, M ^b   Corson, S L ^b  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Fertility Testing Laboratory   (United States)

^c Department of Anesthesiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; ICSI; Infertility; IVF; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; VARICOCELE;

EID: 79961133951     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014850100262425     Document Type: Article

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