Human sperm chromatin stabilization: A proposed model including zinc bridges

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-29

  Björndahl, Lars ^a,b   Kvist, Ulrik ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disulfide bridges; Sequence of ejaculation; Sperm chromatin; Sperm DNA damage; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; DISULFIDE; DNA; HISTIDINE; PROTAMINE; THIOL; ZINC ION; ZINC;

CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA HELIX; EJACULATION; HUMAN; LIQUEFACTION; MALE INFERTILITY; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE FLUID; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHROMATIN; DNA DAMAGE; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPERMATOZOA; ZINC;

EID: 77649200040     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gap099     Document Type: Review

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