Microfluidic devices for the study of sperm migration

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 227-234

  Suarez, S S ^a   Wu, M ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervix; Chemotaxis; Fallopian tube; Microfluidics; Oviduct; Rheotaxis; Sperm migration; Sperm motility; Uterus

Indexed keywords

DIMETICONE;

CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMOTAXIS; HUMAN; MICROFLUIDICS; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHEOTAXIS; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING; UTERINE CERVIX; UTEROTUBAL JUNCTION; UTERUS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DEVICES; FALLOPIAN TUBE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LAB ON A CHIP; MALE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CERVIX UTERI; CHEMOTAXIS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; LAB-ON-A-CHIP DEVICES; MALE; MICROFLUIDICS; OOCYTES; REPRODUCTION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 85027276214     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gaw039     Document Type: Review

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