Fractions of Percoll eliminated sperm: Increased sperm yield in Percoll wash

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 189-195

  Hossain, A M ^a   Huff, C ^a   Rizk, B ^a  

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

Author keywords

Motility; Percoll separated sperm; Viability; Vitality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 79961237486     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01485019608988521     Document Type: Article

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