Aneuploidy and DNA fragmentation in morphologically abnormal sperm

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Tang, S S ^a   Gao, H ^a   Zhao, Y ^b   Ma, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneuploidy; DNA fragmentation; Isolated teratozoospermia; Sperm morphology

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 13; CHROMOSOME 18; CHROMOSOME 21; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SPERM; TERATOZOOSPERMIA; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANEUPLOIDY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 13; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 74349102030     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2009.00982.x     Document Type: Article

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