In vivo and in vitro impairment of human and ram sperm nuclear chromatin integrity by sexually transmitted Ureaplasma urealyticum infection

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1041-1048

  Reichart, M ^a   Kahane, I ^a   Bartoov, B ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Implantation early development; Sperm

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DENATURATION; FERTILIZATION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

ANIMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA; OVIS ARIES; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 0033796955     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod63.4.1041     Document Type: Article

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