The hemizona assay for assessment of sperm function

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 927, Issue , 2013, Pages 91-102

  Oehninger, Sergio ^a   Morshedi, Mahmood ^a   Franken, Daniel ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Hemizona assay; Oocyte; Sperm function

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL SUSPENSION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FERTILIZATION; HEMIZONA ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; MICROMANIPULATION; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM FUNCTION; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 84934437861     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-38-0_9     Document Type: Article

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