Influence of temperature and sperm preparation on the quality of spermatozoa

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 436-442

  Thijssen, Annelies ^a,b   Klerkx, Elke ^a   Huyser, Carin ^c   Bosmans, Eugene ^a   Campo, Rudi ^a   Ombelet, Willem ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c STEVE BIKO ACADEMIC HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

acrosome reaction; apoptosis; flow cytometry; sperm preparation; sperm quality; temperature

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; LIPOCORTIN 5; MEMBRANE COFACTOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; MALE; QUALITY CONTROL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; SURVIVAL; CELL SEPARATION; DRUG EFFECTS; PROCEDURES; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TEMPERATURE;

CELL SEPARATION; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; HUMANS; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84897570306     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.12.005     Document Type: Article

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