Human sperm bioassay has potential in evaluating the quality of cumulus-oocyte complexes

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-10

  Hossain, A M ^a   Rizk, B ^a   Huff, C ^a   Helvacioglu, A ^a   Thorneycroft, I H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coculture; Corona; Cumulus cells; IVF; Sperm bioassay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BIOASSAY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 79961231258     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01485019608988495     Document Type: Article

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