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Advances in Urology
Volume 2010, Article ID 136898, 6 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/136898
Research Article

Human Sperm Bioassay for Reprotoxicity Testing in Embryo Culture Media: Some Practical Considerations in Reducing the Assay Time

Amjad Hossain,1 Subhash Aryal,2 Collin Osuampke,1 and John Phelps1

1Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
2Department of Biostatistics, Health Science Center, University of North Texas, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA

Received 16 August 2010; Revised 3 November 2010; Accepted 9 November 2010

Academic Editor: Edward Kim

Copyright © 2010 Amjad Hossain et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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