DNA fragmentation in human spermatozoa: Significance in the diagnosis and treatment of infertility

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-239

  Alvarez, J G ^a  

^a Centro de Infertilidad Masculina ANDROGEN   (Spain)

Author keywords

DNA fragmentation; Infertility, diagnosis; Infertility, fragmentation

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; COMET ASSAY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NICK END LABELING; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION;

DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0242405417     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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