Laboratory handling of epididymal and testicular spermatozoa: What can be done to improve sperm injections outcome

Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 233-243

  Esteves, Sandro C ^a   Varghese, Alex C ^b  

^a Androfert   (Brazil)

^b Montreal Reproductive Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive techniques; azoospermia; epididymis; intracytoplasmic sperm injection; male infertility; review; sperm processing techniques; sperm retrieval techniques; spermatozoa; testis

Indexed keywords

PENTOXIFYLLINE;

AZOOSPERMIA; CRYOPRESERVATION; EPIDIDYMIS; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LABORATORY; MICROORGANISM; MICROSURGERY; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURE; REVIEW; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTICULAR SPERM ASPIRATION; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; TESTIS; THAWING;

EID: 84874844524     PISSN: 09741208     EISSN: 19984766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-1208.106333     Document Type: Review

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