Correlation between intact sperm acrosome assessed using the Spermac stain and sperm fertilizing capacity

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-27

  Chan, P J ^a   Corselli, J U ^a   Jacobson, J D ^a   Patton, W C ^a   King, A ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Capacitation; Human spermatozoa; Sperm penetration assay; Spermac stain; Zona free hamster oocytes

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION;

EID: 79961183227     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01485019608987881     Document Type: Article

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