Increased micronuclei frequencies in couples with reproductive failure

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 331-335

  Trková, Marie ^a   Kapras, Jan ^b   Bobková, Klára ^a,b   Stanková, Jana ^a,b   Mejsnarová, Blanka ^a  

^a Cytolab Ltd   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cytokinesis blocked micronucleus assay; Human lymphocyte; Infertility; Micronuclei; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHALASIN B;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME MOSAICISM; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOKINESIS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; KARYOTYPING; LYMPHOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; PREGNANCY; RECURRENT ABORTION; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; COHORT STUDIES; CYTOCHALASIN B; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; KARYOTYPING; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0033854582     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(00)00087-3     Document Type: Article

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