Contribution of sperm molecular features to embryo quality and assisted reproduction success

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 855-865

  Garrido, Nicolás ^a   Remohi, José ^a   Martínez Conejero, José Antonio ^a   García Herrero, Sandra ^a   Pellicer, Antonio ^a   Meseguer, Marcos ^a  

^a Instituto Universitario IVI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diagnostic factors; DNA fragmentation; Molecular markers; mRNA; Oxidative stress; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ACROSIN; CALCIUM ION; CHOLESTEROL; DNA; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 2A; MOLECULAR MARKER; MUCIN 1; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR; UBIQUITIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; EMBRYO INDUCTION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FUNCTIONAL PROTEOMICS; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION;

EID: 58149091618     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60415-4     Document Type: Review

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