Higher sperm DNA damage in semen from men with spinal cord injuries compared with controls

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-99

  Brackett, Nancy L ^a   Ibrahim, Emad ^a   Grotas, Jason A ^a   Aballa, Teodoro C ^a   Lynne, Charles M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA fragmentation; Infertility; SCI; SCSA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; EJACULATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; CELL DEATH; CHROMATIN; DNA DAMAGE; EJACULATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPERMATOZOA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 38049123684     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.107.003574     Document Type: Article

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