Hemizona assay: Evaluation of fertility potential in patients with vasectomy reversal

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 143-150

  Coddington, C C ^a   Demochowski, R ^b   Oehninger, S ^a   Auman, J R ^b   Hodgen, G D ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

antibodies; hemizona assay; sperm; vasovasostomy; zona pellucida binding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VASOVASOSTOMY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 79961176832     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01485019708987891     Document Type: Article

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