Comparison study of microfluidic sperm selection chips with density gradient centrifugation and upstream methods in sperm selection
), Bo Huang(2), Chihua He(3), Lipan Ouyang(4),
(1) Jingzhou Hospital Affiliated to Yangtze University, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province 43402, China; Guangchang County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangchang Country, Jiangxi Pruvince 344900, China.
(2) Reproductive Medicine Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
(3) Jingzhou Hospital Affiliated to Yangtze University, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province 43402, China
(4) Hubei Borun Biotech Co., Ltd. Wuhan City, Hubei Province Wuhan 434413, China
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