Predictive value of sperm chromatin condensation (aniline blue staining) in the assessment of male fertility

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 99-104

  Hammadeh, M E ^a   Zeginiadov, T ^a   Rosenbaum, P ^a   Georg, T ^a   Schmidt, W ^a   Strehler, E ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Sperm chromatin condensation; Sperm count; Sperm morphology; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

ANILINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STAINING;

EID: 79961160041     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01485010117363     Document Type: Article

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