A Quick, Reliable Staining Technique for Human Sperm Morphology

T. F. Kruger Infertility Clinic, Tygerberg Hospital, Parow, 7505, South Africa

S. B. Ackerman Andrology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, 23508, USA

K. F. Simmons Andrology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, 23508, USA

R. J. Swanson Andrology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, 23508, USA

S. S. Brugo Andrology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, 23508, USA

A. A. Acosta Andrology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, 23508, USA; Institute for Reproductive Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Hofheimer Hall, 825 Fairfax Avenue-6th Floor, Norfolk, VA, 23507

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