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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
A quick, reliable staining technique for human sperm morphology
Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine, Volume 18, No. 3, Year 1987
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Description
The evaluation of sperm morphology is still an important parameter in the diagnosis of the infertile male. Most techniques used for staining human sperm are very time-consuming. A routine stain used for determining differential count of leucocytes (Diff-Quik stain) was evaluated against the standard Papanicolaou stain. Morphology results from 20 duplicate semen smears using both staining methods were determined separately by 2 technicians using a blind protocol. No significant differences were observed when comparing the two staining methods (paired Student's t-test). The advantages of the Diff-Quik stain are: a) complete staining-to-reading time under 7 min, b) commercially prepared reagents, and c) ease of staining procedure. © 1987 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kruger, Thinus F.
South Africa, Tygerberg
Tygerberg Hospital
United States, Norfolk
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Ackerman, Steven B.
United States, Norfolk
Old Dominion University
United States, Norfolk
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Simmons, Kathryn F.
United States, Norfolk
Old Dominion University
United States, Norfolk
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Swanson, Robert James
United States, Norfolk
Old Dominion University
United States, Norfolk
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Brugo, Santiago S.
United States, Norfolk
Old Dominion University
United States, Norfolk
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Acosta, Aníbal A.
United States, Norfolk
Old Dominion University
United States, Norfolk
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Statistics
Citations: 158
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3109/01485018708988493
ISSN:
19396376
Research Areas
Disability
Participants Gender
Male