Selection of sperm based on combined density gradient and Zeta method may improve ICSI outcome

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2409-2416

  Kheirollahi Kouhestani, M ^a   Razavi, S ^b   Tavalaee, M ^c   Deemeh, M R ^c,d   Mardani, M ^b   Moshtaghian, J ^a   Nasr Esfahani, M H ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ROYAN INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE   (Iran)

^d ISFAHAN FERTILITY AND INFERTILITY CENTER   (Iran)

Author keywords

Density gradient centrifugation; DNA damage; Fertilization rate; Pregnancy rate; Zeta method

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE; CHROMOMYCIN; DNA; PROTAMINE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; OOCYTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; ZETA METHOD;

CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; CHROMATIN; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROTAMINES; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 70349446661     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep088     Document Type: Article

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