Computer-assisted sperm analysis parameters in young fertile sperm donors and relationship with age

Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 102-106

  Fréour, Thomas ^a   Jean, Miguel ^a   Mirallie, Sophie ^a   Barriere, Paul ^a  

^a NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Age; CASA; Motility parameters; Sperm donor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED SPERM ANALYSIS; EJACULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM DONOR; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84858409292     PISSN: 19396368     EISSN: 19396368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/19396368.2011.642054     Document Type: Article

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