Sperm chromatin structure assay parameters measured after density gradient centrifugation are not predictive of the outcome of ART

Human Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1235-1236

  Alvarez, Juan G ^a,b   Lewis, Sheena ^c  

^a Instituto Marques   (Spain)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; DNA DAMAGE; LETTER; NIDATION; PREGNANCY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 44449140394     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den053     Document Type: Letter

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