Evaluation of sperm genomic integrity of normozoospermic men: A prospective study

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-122

  Piasecka, M ^a   Geaczarzewicz, D ^b   Laszczynska M ^a  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; Normozoospermia; Spermatozoa; Tunel; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; DNA FRAGMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMATIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCIDENCE; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; NICK END LABELING; PREDICTION; SCREENING TEST; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646435822     PISSN: 02398508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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