Variability and laboratory factors affecting the sperm chromatin structure assay in human semen

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 360-368

  Boe Hansen, Gry B ^a   Ersbøll, Annette K ^a   Christensen, Preben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acridine orange; DNA integrity; Flow cytometry; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DEGRADATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; LABORATORY; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM CHROMATIN STRUCTURE ASSAY; SPERMATOZOON; THAWING;

CHROMATIN; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FREEZING; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 18244370246     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.04056     Document Type: Article

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