Sperm chromatin structure and male fertility: Biological and clinical aspects

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-29

  Erenpreiss, Juris ^a,b   Spano, M ^c   Erenpreisa, J ^b   Bungum, M ^a,d   Giwercman, A ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

^c ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^d VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Damage; DNA; Human; Infertility; Sperm

Indexed keywords

DNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; CELL ACTIVITY; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; COMET ASSAY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRUCTURE; EMBRYO DEATH; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MORPHOLOGY; NICK END LABELING; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; APOPTOSIS; CHROMATIN; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 30444457711     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2006.00112.x     Document Type: Review

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