Effect of progesterone on acrosome reaction, hypoosmotic swelling test, and DNA stability in human spermatozoa

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-104

  Contreras, Hector R ^a   Roa, J ^a   Ramirez, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Chromatin stability; Human sperm; Hypoosmotic test; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CELL VOLUME; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MOLECULAR STABILITY; OSMOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 79961206522     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014850199262931     Document Type: Article

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