Apoptosis-related phenotype of ejaculated spermatozoa in patients with varicocele

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 831-837

  Wu, Gwo Jang ^a   Chang, Fung Wei ^a   Lee, Shang Sen ^a   Cheng, Ya Yuan ^a   Chen, Chi Huang ^a   Chen, I Ching ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; DNA fragmentation; phosphatidylserine; sperm; varicocele

Indexed keywords

3,3' DIHEXYLOXACARBOCYANINE; DNA; LIPOCORTIN 5; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMET ASSAY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EJACULATION; FERTILITY; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON; STAINING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VARICOCELE;

ADULT; ANNEXIN A5; APOPTOSIS; CELL MEMBRANE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EJACULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MITOCHONDRIA; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; VARICOCELE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61349152491     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.12.058     Document Type: Article

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