Sperm nuclear histone H2B: Correlation with sperm DNA denaturation and DNA stainability

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 865-871

  Zini, Armand ^a   Zhang, Xiaoyang ^a   Gabriel, Maria San ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H2B; DNA; HISTONE; HISTONE H2B TYPE 1 A; HISTONE H2B TYPE 1-A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CHROMATIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DENATURATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; STAINING; ADULT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADULT; CHROMATIN; DNA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HISTONES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 59449085288     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2008.00415.x     Document Type: Article

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