Chromatin packaging and morphology in ejaculated human spermatozoa: Evidence of hidden anomalies in normal spermatozoa

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 139-144

  Bianchi, Patrizia Grace ^a   Manicardi, Gian Carlo ^b   Urner, Françoise ^a   Campana, Aldo ^a   Sakkas, Denny ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Chromomycin A3; In vitro fertilization; Male infertility spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

CHROMOMYCIN A3;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHROMATIN; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHROMATIN; CHROMOMYCIN A3; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PREGNANCY; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030089678     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.3.139     Document Type: Article

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