Human sperm DNA integrity: Correlation with sperm cytoplasmic droplets

Urology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 207-211

  Fischer, Marc Anthony ^a   Willis, Jennifer ^a   Zini, Armand ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOPLASM; DNA DENATURATION; DNA DETERMINATION; EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STANDARD; TESTIS; VASECTOMY;

DNA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; INCLUSION BODIES; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; VASECTOMY;

EID: 0037253554     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(02)02098-8     Document Type: Article

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