Scoring human sperm morphology using Testsimplets and Diff-Quik slides

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Natali, Ilaria ^a   Muratori, Monica ^b   Sarli, Valentina ^a   Vannuccini, Mario ^c   Cipriani, Sonia ^d   Niccoli, Laura ^a   Giachini, Claudia ^a  

^a SS Cosma and Damiano Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Eureko   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diff Quik; sperm morphology; staining methods; Testsimplets

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIFF QUIK METHOD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; STAINING; TESTSIMPLETS METHOD;

EID: 84875758113     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.11.047     Document Type: Article

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