Hoechst staining and exposure to UV laser during flow cytometric sorting does not affect the frequency of detected endogenous DNA nicks in abnormal and normal human spermatozoa

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 821-825

  Catt, S L ^a   Sakkas, D ^b   Bizzaro, D ^b   Bianchi, P G ^b   Maxwell, W M C ^a   Evans, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

DNA nicking; Flow cytometry; Hoechst 33342; Laser; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; DNA; FLUORESCENT DYE; HOE 33342;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL SEPARATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPERMATOZOON; STAINING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CELL SEPARATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; MALE; SPERMATOZOA; STAINING AND LABELING; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0031228612     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/3.9.821     Document Type: Article

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