Analysis of inter-examination differences in sperm nuclear vacuoles among male patients with infertility.

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Published in Syst Biol Reprod Med on February 01, 2014

Authors

Akira Komiya1, Akihiko Watanabe, Yoko Kawauchi, Hideki Fuse

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences for Research, University of Toyama , Toyama-shi , Japan.

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