Effect of sperm DNA damage and sperm protamine deficiency on fertilization and embryo development post-ICSI

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 198-205

  Nasr Esfahani, Mohammad Hossein ^a,b   Salehi, Mohammad ^c   Razavi, Shahnaz ^c   Anjomshoa, Maryam ^c   Rozbahani, Shahla ^d   Moulavi, Fariba ^a   Mardani, Mohammad ^c  

^a ROYAN INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN FERTILITY AND INFERTILITY CENTER   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cleavage and quality score; Comet assay; DNA fragmentation; Fertilization; ICSI; Protamine deficiency

Indexed keywords

CHROMOMYCIN A3; DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; PROTAMINE;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA DAMAGE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 23144437962     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60959-5     Document Type: Article

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