Male contraception, IV: Hypotonic-like effect from Echeveria gibbiflora on human sperm

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 443-449

  Reyes, R ^a   Merchant Larios, H ^b   Ortega Hernandez A ^c   Delgado, N M ^d  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d Biology of Reproduction Division   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cell viability; Fluorescent probes; Hypotonic shock; Male contraceptive

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ECHEVERIA GIBBIFLORA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE FERTILITY; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CONTRACEPTION; CRASSULACEAE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 79961195638     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01485010290099327     Document Type: Article

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