Sperm chromatin structure assay: Its clinical use for detecting sperm DNA fragmentation in male infertility and comparisons with other techniques

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-43

  Evenson, D P ^a   Larson, K L ^a   Jost, L K ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DEGRADATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0035665312     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1939-4640.2002.tb02599.x     Document Type: Review

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