Sperm swim-up techniques and DNA fragmentation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1950-1953

  Younglai, E V ^a,b,c   Holt, D ^a,b   Brown, P ^a,b   Jurisicova, A ^a,b   Casper, R F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNA fragmentation; Semen analysis; Spermatozoa; Swim up

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; PARAFORMALDEHYDE;

ADULT; ANDROLOGY; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NICK END LABELING; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0034809049     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/16.9.1950     Document Type: Article

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