Sperm chromatin anomalies can influence decondensation after intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 837-843

  Sakkas, D ^a   Urner, F ^a   Bianchi, P G ^a   Bizzaro, D ^a,b   Wagner, I ^a   Jaquenoud, N ^a   Manicardi, G ^b   Campana, A ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Male infertility; Sperm chromatin; Sperm nuclear decondensation

Indexed keywords

CHROMOMYCIN A3; HOE 33342;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA NICK TRANSLATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROINJECTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OOCYTE; SPERM;

EID: 0029923718     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019263     Document Type: Article

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