Apoptosis and necrosis in human ejaculated spermatozoa

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 607-610

  Lachaud, Christian ^a   Tesarik, Jan ^b,c   Cañadas, Maria Luisa ^a   Mendoza, Carmen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b Molecular Assisted Reproduction and Genetics   (Spain)

^c LABORATOIRE D EYLAU   (France)

Author keywords

Apostosis; Cell death; DNA fragmentation; Phosphatidylserine externalisation; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DNA FRAGMENT; LIPOCORTIN 5; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL VIABILITY; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; EJACULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INCIDENCE; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; NICK END LABELING; PROTEIN BINDING; SAMPLING; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM DONOR; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 1542711828     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh130     Document Type: Article

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