Effects of cryopreservation on sperm DNA integrity in normospermic and four categories of infertile males

Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 74-83

  Ahmad, Laiq ^a,b   Jalali, Samina ^a   Shami, Sajjad Aslam ^a   Akram, Zertashia ^a   Batool, Sajida ^a   Kalsoom, Ommia ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b GOVERNMENT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Astheno teratospermic; Comet assay; DNA damage; Oligo astheno teratospermic; Teratospermic

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; DNA; LIQUID NITROGEN;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CHROMATIN; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; DNA DETERMINATION; FREEZING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; TERATOSPERMIA; THAWING; VAPOR;

COMET ASSAY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 77249083107     PISSN: 19396368     EISSN: 19396368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/19396360903428352     Document Type: Article

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