Observation of spermatozoa by a high-magnification microscope

Reproductive Medicine and Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-28

  Komiya, Akira ^a   Watanabe, Akihiko ^a   Kato, Tomonori ^a   Kawauchi, Yoko ^a   Fuse, Hideki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

DIC; Male infertility; Semen analysis; Sperm motility analysis system; Sperm nuclear vacuole

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME REACTION; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL VACUOLE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; MOTILE SPERM ORGANELLE MORPHOLOGY EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON HEAD; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 84895071483     PISSN: 14455781     EISSN: 14470578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12522-013-0164-y     Document Type: Review

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