sperm sample

collocation in English

meaningsofspermandsample

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sperm
noun
uk
/spɜːm/us
/spɝːm/
a sex cell produced by a man or ...
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sample
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɑːm.pəl/us
/ˈsæm.pəl/
a small amount of something that shows you what the rest is or should ...
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(Definition ofspermandsamplefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Since the tube containing the freeze-driedspermsamplewas sealed under air in the present study, the drying sperm may absorb moisture from the air and be oxidized.
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I therefore propose that this is changed tospermsamplesurveys.
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This can be done to serve as a positive control when assessing the acrosome reaction of aspermsampleby flow cytometry or fluorescence microscopy.
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Aspermsampleis usually tested micro-biologically at the sperm bank before it is prepared for freezing and subsequent use.
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However, sperm samples of low concentration and motility were usually obtained if the female had ovulated prior to flushing oviducts.
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This value corresponds to our optimum sperm samples, irrespective of the assisted reproductive technology procedure requested.
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There was considerable variation in the quality of sperm samples recovered from the oviducts, as regards both concentration and motility.
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Both the sonicated and non-sonicated sperm samples were allocated to one of three groups: freezethawed, freeze-dried or fresh control.
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Percentage sperm motility, in six ejaculates from a donor's dog, was on average 70.8% for fresh samples versus 57.5% for cooled sperm samples.
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For this reason, we used only our best sperm samples for these experiments.
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Sperm samples from two males were pooled to avoid male variations.
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Mouse spermatozoa from four caudae epididymides of two males and human sperm samples from two fertile men were used for these experiments.
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After 15 min of incubation in the dark at room temperature, sperm samples were washed two times by centrifugation, and smeared on glass slides, compressed gently with a coverslip.
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Onselling therefore enables a sperm bank to maximize the sale and disposal of sperm samples which it has processed.
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Providing the result is negative, the sperm samples can be released from quarantine and used in treatments.
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Onselling enables a sperm bank to maximize the sale and disposal of sperm samples which it has processed.
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