Correlation between DNA damage and sperm parameters: a prospective study of 1,633 patients

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1801-1805

  Cohen Bacrie, Paul ^a   Belloc, Stephanie ^a   Ménézo, Yves J R ^a,c   Clement, Patrice ^b   Hamidi, Jamal ^b   Benkhalifa, Moncef ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE D EYLAU   (France)

^b Laboratoire Clement   (France)

^c ATL R and D   (France)

Author keywords

CASA; DNA fragmentation; Sperm; TUNEL; WHO parameters

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FRANCE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SUBFERTILITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 67349108086     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.01.086     Document Type: Article

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