Ultrastructural analysis of chromatin defects in testicular spermatids in azoospermic men submitted to TESE-ICSI

Human Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1440-1448

  Francavilla, Sandro ^a   Bianco, Maria Antonietta ^b   Cordeschi, Giuliana ^a   D'Abrizio, Piera ^a   De Stefano, Cristoforo ^b   Properzi, Giuliana ^a   Francavilla, Felice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b Centre for Reproductive Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Spermatogenesis; TESE; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; BIOPSY; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FERTILIZATION; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0034937625     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/16.7.1440     Document Type: Article

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