DNA damage of human spermatozoa in assisted reproduction: Origins, diagnosis, impacts and safety

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 384-395

  Ozmen, B ^a,d   Koutlaki, N ^b,d   Youssry, M ^c,d   Diedrich, K ^d   Al Hasani, S ^d  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^c ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Assisted reproduction; DNA damage; Outcome; Safety; Sperm

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

APOPTOSIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA DAMAGE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; PREGNANCY RATE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY;

EID: 33947545644     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60883-8     Document Type: Review

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