Sperm chromatin structure, semen quality and lead in blood and seminal fluid of infertile men

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-36

  Awadalla, N J ^a   El Helaly, M ^a   Gouida, M ^b   Mandour, R ^a   Mansour, M ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Fertility; Flow cytometry; Infertility; Lead poisoning; Semen analysis

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIPLOIDY; EGYPT; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TERATOSPERMIA;

ADULT; CHROMATIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIPLOIDY; HAPLOIDY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LEAD; MALE; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952467473     PISSN: 20086520     EISSN: 20086814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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