Enhanced susceptibility of follicle-stimulating-hormone-deprived infertile bonnet monkey (Macaca radiata) spermatozoa to dithiothreitol- induced DNA decondensation In situ

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 688-697

  Aravindan, G Rolands ^a,b   Krishnamurthy, Hanumanthappa ^a   Moudgal, N Raghuveer ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Compaction; Epididymis; Flow cytometry; Primate

Indexed keywords

DITHIOTHREITOL; FOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; EPIDIDYMIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CHROMATIN; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DITHIOTHREITOL; DNA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EJACULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; INFERTILITY, MALE; IODOACETAMIDE; MACACA RADIATA; MALE; SPERMATOZOA; SULFHYDRYL REAGENTS;

EID: 0031415808     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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