The neutral comet assay detects double strand DNA damage in selected and unselected human spermatosoa of normospermic donors

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 140-146

  Van Kooij, R J ^a   De Boer, P ^b   De Vreeden Elbertse, J M T ^a   Ganga, N A ^a   Singh, N ^c   Te Velde, E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Comet assay; DNA damage; Human sperm; Irradiation; Sperm selection

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; MALE; POVIDONE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SILICON DIOXIDE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 2642562899     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2004.00463.x     Document Type: Article

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