Mitochondrial DNA integrity and copy number in sperm from infertile men

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2238-2244

  Song, Gyun Jee ^a   Lewis, Vivian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA integrity; male infertility; Mitochondrial DNA; spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA INTEGRATION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE NUMBER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; STAINING; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 56649084927     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.10.059     Document Type: Article

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