Sperm morphology classification: A rational method for schemes adopted by the world health organization

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 927, Issue , 2013, Pages 27-37

  Rothmann, Susan A ^a   Bort, Anna Marie ^a   Quigley, John ^a   Pillow, Robin ^a  

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Author keywords

Algorithm; Borderline normal sperm; Dichotomous key; Semen analysis; Sperm classi fi cation; Sperm morphology; Strict morphology; WHO; World Health Organization

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; CYTOPLASM; FERTILITY; GERM CELL; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM; SPERM MORPHOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON HEAD; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84934435355     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-38-0_4     Document Type: Article

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