Relationship between sperm chromatin status and ICSI outcome in men with obstructive azoospermia and unexplained infertile normozoospermia

Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 645-651

  Sadeghi, M R ^a   Lakpour, N ^a   Heidari Vala, H ^a   Hodjat, Mahshid ^a   Amirjannati, N ^a   Jadda, H Hossaini ^a   Binaafar, Sima ^a   Akhondi, M M ^a  

^a AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Embryo quality; Fertilization rate; PESA; Sperm chromatin integrity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMATIN; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EJACULATION; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMATIN; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EJACULATION; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERMATOZOA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959354665     PISSN: 12200522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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