DNA breakage detection-FISH (DBD-FISH) in human spermatozoa: Technical variants evidence different structural features

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 453, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 77-82

  Fernandez J L ^a   Vazquez Gundin F ^a   Delgado, A ^b   Goyanes, V J ^b   Ramiro Diaz J ^c   De La Torre, J ^c   Gosalvez J ^c  

^a Lab de Genet Molec Y Radiobiol   (Spain)

^b Hospital Teresa Herrera   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkali labile sites; Chromatin; DNA breakage detection FISH (DBD FISH); DNA breaks; Ionizing radiation; Sperm

Indexed keywords

SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DENATURATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENOME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SPERMATOZOON; X IRRADIATION;

DNA; DNA DAMAGE; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; SPERMATOZOA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0343714690     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(00)00079-8     Document Type: Article

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