Ultrastructure of human gametes, fertilization and embryos in assisted reproduction: A personal survey

Micron

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-20

  Sathananthan, A Henry ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Centrosomes; Embryos; Fertilization; Human sperm; IVF; Oocytes; TEM

Indexed keywords

CENTROSOMES; EMBRYOS; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN SPERM; IVF; OOCYTES;

CELL CULTURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

CENTROSOME; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CENTROSOME; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; OOGENESIS; OVUM; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84870667913     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2012.05.002     Document Type: Review

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