Fertilization studies and assisted fertilization in mammals: Their development and future

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-33

  Yanagimachi, Ryuzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted fertilization; Egg; Fertilization; ICSI; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; REVIEW; SPERM RETRIEVAL; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; FEMALE; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MALE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEX PRESELECTION; SPERM RETRIEVAL;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84859125400     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.11-015     Document Type: Review

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