Reduced senescence and retained nuclear DNA integrity in human spermatozoa prepared by density gradient centrifugation

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 217-222

  Morrell, J M ^a   Moffatt, O ^b   Sakkas, D ^c   Manicardi, G C ^d   Bizzaro, D ^d   Tomlinson, M ^b   Nilsson, H ^a   Holmes, P V ^a  

^a Nidacon International   (Sweden)

^b BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Oocyte immaturity; PureSperm; reduced senescence; sperm DNA integrity

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; CELL SURVIVAL; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; DNA NICK TRANSLATION; HUMAN; MALE; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SENESCENCE; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON;

ADULT; CELL AGING; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SEPARATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; DNA; HUMANS; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 4544251738     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JARG.0000040237.47026.0f     Document Type: Article

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