Processing of semen can result in increased sperm DNA fragmentation

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2109-2112

  Toro, Estefanía ^a   Fernández, Silvia ^a,c   Colomar, Ana ^a   Casanovas, Aïda ^a   Álvarez, Juan G ^a,b   López Teijón, Marisa ^a,b,c   Velilla, Esther ^a,c  

^a Instituto Marques   (Spain)

^b Fundacion Leonardo Marques   (Spain)

^c Center for Embryo Medicine Barcelona and Madrid   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIQUEFACTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM;

ADULT; CENTRIFUGATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPERMATOZOA; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 70749150564     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.05.059     Document Type: Article

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