Semen preparation methods and sperm apoptosis: swim-up versus gradient-density centrifugation technique

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 632-638

  Ricci, Giuseppe ^a   Perticarari, Sandra ^a   Boscolo, Rita ^a   Montico, Marcella ^b   Guaschino, Secondo ^a   Presani, Gianni ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; density gradient centrifugation; flow cytometry; fluorospheres; semen analysis; sperm; swim up; Syto 16

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL POPULATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWIM UP METHOD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NECROSIS; ODDS RATIO; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 59249103227     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.11.068     Document Type: Article

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