Chromatin status in human ejaculated spermatozoa from infertile patients and relationship to seminal parameters

Human Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 534-539

  Molina, J ^a   Castilla, J A ^b   Castano J L ^a   Fontes, J ^b   Mendoza, N ^b   Martinez, L ^b  

^a HOSPITAL SAN AGUSTÍN   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Flow cytometry; Propidium iodide; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; EDETIC ACID; FLUOROCHROME; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MALE STERILITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREDICTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STAINING; VARIANCE; VARICOCELE; VASECTOMY;

EID: 0035103524     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/16.3.534     Document Type: Article

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