Dual use of Diff-Quik-like stains for the simultaneous evaluation of human sperm morphology and chromatin status

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-36

  Sousa, Ana Paula M ^a   Tavares, Renata S ^a   Velez De La Calle, Juan Felipe ^c   Figueiredo, Helena ^d   Almeida, Vasco ^e   Almeida Santos, Teresa ^b   Ramalho Santos, João ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c In Vitro Fertilization Unity   (France)

^d CENTRO HOSPITALAR DE VILA NOVA DE GAIA ESPINHO   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Diff Quik staining; Human sperm; Nuclear DNA; Sperm morphology

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CRYPTORCHISM; DIFF QUIK STAINING; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOLOGY; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; NICK END LABELING; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; STAINING;

EID: 57749183247     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den365     Document Type: Article

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