Mitochondrial membrane potential and DNA stainability in human sperm cells: A flow cytometry analysis with implications for male infertility

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 241, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 384-393

  Troiano, Leonarda ^a   Granata, Antonio R M ^a   Cossarizza, Andrea ^a   Kalashnikova, Galina ^a   Bianchi, Rita ^a   Pini, Gabriella ^a   Tropea, Franco ^a   Carani, Cesare ^a   Franceschi, Claudio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CELL MATURATION; CELL MOTILITY; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA DETERMINATION; FERTILIZATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERCALATION COMPLEX; MALE FERTILITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 18144451774     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/excr.1998.4064     Document Type: Article

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