Nuclear staining identifies two populations of human sperm with different DNA fragmentation extent and relationship with semen parameters

Human Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1035-1043

  Muratori, M ^a   Marchiani, S ^a   Tamburrino, L ^a   Tocci, V ^a   Failli, P ^a   Forti, G ^a   Baldi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA fragmentation; M540 bodies; Nuclear staining; Sperm; Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated fluorescein dUTP nick end labeling

Indexed keywords

DEOXYURIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE PYROPHOSPHATASE; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NICK END LABELING; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; STAINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 44449119856     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den058     Document Type: Article

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