How accurate is sperm morphology as an indicator of sperm function?

Andrologia

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 720-723

  Franken, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Sperm function; Sperm morphology

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CHROMATIN; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CHROMATIN;

ACROSOME REACTION; CHROMATIN; HUMANS; MALE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84935119240     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/and.12324     Document Type: Article

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