The effect of sperm DNA damage on assisted reproduction outcomes: A review

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 235-245

  Agarwal, A ^a   Allamaneni, S S R ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA damage; Fertilization in vitro; Pregnancy; Reproductive techniques, assisted; Sperm injections, intracytoplasmic; Spermatozoa, infertility, male

Indexed keywords

DNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

CONCEPTION; DNA DAMAGE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS;

DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 3242798264     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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