The use of two density gradient centrifugation techniques and the swim-up method to separate spermatozoa with chromatin and nuclear DNA anomalies

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1112-1116

  Sakkas, D ^a   Manicardi, G C ^b   Tomlinson, M ^a   Mandrioli, M ^b   Bizzaro, D ^b   Bianchi, P G ^c   Bianchi, U ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Percoll ; PureSperm ; Sperm chromatin; Sperm nuclear DNA; Sperm preparation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; DNA DAMAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0034014061     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.5.1112     Document Type: Article

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