Detection of deoxyribonucleic acid fragmentation in human sperm: Correlation with fertilization in vitro

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 602-607

  Sun, Jian Guo ^a   Jurisicova, Andrea ^a   Casper, Robert F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT;

ARTICLE; CELL SELECTION; CHROMATIN; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SPERM;

ADULT; CHROMATIN; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; SEMEN; SMOKING; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0031045420     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod56.3.602     Document Type: Article

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