DNA strand breaks in ejaculated human spermatozoa: Comparison of susceptibility to the nick translation and terminal transferase assays

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-39

  Manicardi, Gian Carlo ^a   Tombacco, Antonella ^a,b   Bizzaro, Davide ^a,b   Bianchi, Umberto ^a   Bianchi, Patrizia Grace ^b   Sakkas, Denny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOMYCIN A3; DNA; FIXATIVE; PROTAMINE; TRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CHROMATIN; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 0031969435     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003214529185     Document Type: Article

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