Assessing sperm DNA fragmentation in the field: An adaptation of sperm chromatin dispersion technology

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 247-252

  Gosalvez J ^a   Gosalbez A ^a   Arroyo, F ^a   Fernandez J L ^b   Lopez Fernandez C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Centro Oncologico de Galicia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Andrology; DNA; Fertility; Fragmentation; SCD; Sperm

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; COMPUTER; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; GOAT; LABORATORY TEST; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPE; NONHUMAN; RELIABILITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAINING; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GOATS; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 57049154492     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: 14737760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10520290802533528     Document Type: Article

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