Changes in spermatozoal chromatin packaging and susceptibility to oxidative challenge during aging

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 84, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 1191-1198

  Zubkova, Ekaterina V ^a   Wade, Michael ^b   Robaire, Bernard ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Chromatin; DNA; Male reproductive system; Oxidative challenge; Rat; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE; BROMOBIMANE; CHROMOMYCIN A3; DISULFIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDIZING AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOL;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DENATURATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPERMATOZOON;

AGING; ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; MALE; OXIDANTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 25844461789     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.04.044     Document Type: Article

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