Intra-individual variation in sperm chromatin structure assay parameters in men from infertile couples: Clinical implications

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2061-2064

  Erenpreiss, Juris ^a,b   Bungum, M ^a,c   Spano, M ^d   Elzanaty, S ^a   Orbidans, J ^b   Giwercman, A ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b RIGA STRADINS UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

^c VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; Infertility; SCSA; Sperm chromatin; Sperm DNA integrity

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; DNA FRAGMENT;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERM;

EID: 33747877744     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del134     Document Type: Article

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