Increased sperm DNA damage in patients with varicocele: Relationship with seminal oxidative stress

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 986-993

  Smith, R ^a   Kaune, H ^a   Parodi, D ^a   Madariaga, M ^a   Rios, R ^b   Morales, I ^c   Castro, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b HOSPITAL SAN BORJA ARRIARÁN   (Chile)

^c HOSPITAL BARROS LUCO TRUDEAU   (Chile)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; DNA damage; Oxidative stress; Spermatozoa; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DENATURATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NICK END LABELING; OLIGOSPERMIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VARICOCELE;

EID: 33645292883     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei429     Document Type: Article

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