Spermatozoal DNA damage in patients with B thalassaemia syndromes

Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 185-189

  de Sanctis, Vincenzo ^a   Perera, Doreen ^b   Katz, Maurice ^b   Fortini, Monica ^a   Gamberini, Maria Rita ^a  

^a S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Damage; SCSA analysis; Semen; Sperm DNA; Thatassaemra

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; DEFERIPRONE; DEFEROXAMINE; DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE; FERRITIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN DERIVATIVE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; ZINC;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; IRON OVERLOAD; ITALY; MALE; NICK END LABELING; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APOPTOSIS; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHROMATIN; COHORT STUDIES; DNA DAMAGE; FERRITINS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE; VITAMIN E; YOUNG ADULT; ZINC;

EID: 58149507841     PISSN: 15654753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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