Significance of extruded nuclear chromatin (regional nuclear shape malformation) in human spermatozoa: Implications for ICSI

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 34, Issue 6 PART 1, 2011, Pages 594-599

  Mauri, A L ^a,b   Oliveira, J B A ^a,b,c   Baruffi, R L R ^a,b   Petersen, C G ^a,b,c   Vagnini, L D ^b   Massaro, F C ^a,b   Silva, L F I ^a,b,c   Nicoletti, A P M ^a,b   Franco, Jr ^a,b,c  

^a Centre for Human Reproduction Prof Franco Jr   (Brazil)

^b CPDPT Paulista Centre for Diagnosis Research and Training   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DNA damage; DNA denaturation; DNA fragmentation; Extruded nuclear chromatin; IMSI; MSOME

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EXTRUDED NUCLEAR CHROMATIN; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; NICK END LABELING; NORMAL NUCLEUS; NUCLEAR SHAPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 79955940112     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2010.01119.x     Document Type: Article

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