Chromatin fluorescence characteristics and standard semen analysis parameters: Correlations observed in andrology testing among 136 males referred for infertility evaluation

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 74-77

  Sills, E Scott ^a,b,e   Fryman, Julie T ^b   Perloe, M ^a,b   Michels, Karin B ^c,d   Tucker, M J ^a,b  

^a Georgia Reproductive Specialists LLC   (United States)

^b ATLANTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADULT; ANDROGENS; CHROMATIN; COHORT STUDIES; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY;

EID: 1642481005     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610310001620369     Document Type: Article

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