Flow cytometry: A new approach for indirect assessment of sperm protamine deficiency

International Journal of Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 177-184

  Tavalaee, Marziyeh ^a   Kiani, Abbas ^a   Arbabian, Maryam ^a   Deemeh, Mohammad Reza ^a,b   Nasr Esfahani, Mohammad Hossein ^a,b  

^a ROYAN INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN FERTILITY AND INFERTILITY CENTER   (Iran)

Author keywords

Andrology; Chromomycin A3; Flow cytometry; Microscopy technique; Protamine

Indexed keywords

CHROMOMYCIN A3; PROTAMINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIXATION DEVICE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM PROTAMINE DEFICIENCY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; STAINING;

EID: 77949392819     PISSN: 2008076X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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