Semen processing by density gradient centrifugation is useful in selecting sperm with higher double-strand DNA integrity

Andrologia

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 196-202

  Brahem, S ^a   Mehdi, M ^a   Elghezal, H ^a   Saad, A ^a  

^a University Teaching Hospital   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

DNA fragmentation; Infertility; Puresperm; TUNEL

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA STRUCTURE; HUMAN; MALE; NICK END LABELING; PARAMETER; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

EID: 79955872322     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2010.01050.x     Document Type: Article

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