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Enhancement of Sperm Motility Using Pentoxifylline and Platelet-Activating Factor

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Spermatogenesis

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 927))

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Enhancement of sperm motility can effectively improve assisted reproductive technique outcomes. Here we describe two (pentoxifylline and platelet-activating factor) popular sperm motility enhancers and their respective methods.

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  1. Department of Biology, Charleston Southern University, Charleston, SC, USA

    Shilo L. Archer & William E. Roudebush

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Correspondence to William E. Roudebush .

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  1. Andrology and IVF Laboratories, Department of Surgery (Urology), University of Utah School of Medicine, Arapeen Dr. 675, Salt Lake City, 84108, Utah, USA

    Douglas T. Carrell

  2. , Andrology and IVF Laboratories, University of Utah School of Medicine, Arapeen Way 675, Salt Lake City, 84108, Utah, USA

    Kenneth I. Aston

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Archer, S.L., Roudebush, W.E. (2013). Enhancement of Sperm Motility Using Pentoxifylline and Platelet-Activating Factor. In: Carrell, D., Aston, K. (eds) Spermatogenesis. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 927. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-038-0_21

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