Oxidative damage to DNA in human spermatozoa does not preclude pronucleus formation at intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1864-1871

  Twigg, J P ^a   Irvine, D S ^a   Aitken, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA; ICSI; Pronucleus; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

DITHIOTHREITOL; DNA; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; EDETIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; HAMSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OOCYTE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRONUCLEUS; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 0031822760     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.7.1864     Document Type: Article

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