Slide preparation and staining procedures for reliable results using computerized morphology

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 133-138

  Lacquet, F A ^a   Kruger, T F ^b   Du Toit, T C ^c   Lombard, C J ^d   Sanchez Sarmiento, C A ^b   De Villiers, A ^b   Coetzee, K ^b  

^a St Blasius Hospital   (Belgium)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c Fertech   (South Africa)

^d SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Computerized evaluations; Normal sperm morphology; Slide preparation; Staining procedure; Strict criteria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM;

EID: 80051749800     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01485019608987089     Document Type: Article

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