DNA fragmentation in morphologically normal spermatozoa: How much should we be concerned in the ICSI era?

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 356-363

  Avendañ, Conrado ^a   Oehninger, Sergio ^b  

^a Nascentis Medicina Reproductiva   (Argentina)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Morphology; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DNA REPAIR; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; NICK END LABELING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA REPAIR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 80052616607     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.110.012005     Document Type: Review

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