Lasers in infertility treatment: Irradiation of oocytes and spermatozoa

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 239-241

  Karu, Tiina I ^a  

^a INSTITUTE ON LASER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LASER; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OOCYTE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LASERS; MALE; OOCYTES; RADIATION DOSAGE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84860534403     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2012.9888     Document Type: Review

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