Human cervical mucus can act in vitro as a selective barrier against spermatozoa carrying fragmented DNA and chromatin structural abnormalities

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 97-102

  Bianchi, P G ^a   De Agostini, A ^a   Fournier, J ^a   Guidetti, C ^b   Tarozzi, N ^b   Bizzaro, D ^c   Manicardi, G C ^b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromatin abnormalities; Chromomycin A 3; Human cervical mucus; In situ nick translation; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

CHROMOMYCIN A3; DNA FRAGMENT;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA NICK TRANSLATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOON; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS;

CERVIX MUCUS; CHROMATIN; CHROMOMYCIN A3; DNA; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 3042704682     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JARG.0000029492.54243.3c     Document Type: Article

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