Evaluation of nuclear DNA damage in spermatozoa from infertile men with varicocele

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1431-1436

  Saleh, Ramadan A ^a   Agarwal, Ashok ^a   Sharma, Rakesh K ^a   Said, Tamer M ^a   Sikka, Suresh C ^b   Thomas Jr , Anthony J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Male infertility; Nuclear DNA; Oxidative stress; Spermatozoa; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0348110637     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(03)02211-8     Document Type: Article

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