Meta-analysis of sperm DNA fragmentation using the sperm chromatin structure assay

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 466-472

  Evenson, Donald ^a   Wixon, Regina ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Male infertility; Meta analysis; SCSA; Sperm DNA fragmentation

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; DNA FRAGMENT;

ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPERM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33645772944     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)62000-7     Document Type: Article

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