Poor sperm quality and advancing age are associated with increased sperm DNA damage in infertile men

Andrologia

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 642-649

  Varshini, J ^a   Srinag, B S ^b   Kalthur, G ^a   Krishnamurthy, H ^b   Kumar, P ^a   Rao, S B S ^c   Adiga, S K ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Paternal age; Semen quality; Sperm DNA damage; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA DAMAGE; EJACULATION; GAMETE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NICK END LABELING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; VARICOCELE;

AGING; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84861504576     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2011.01243.x     Document Type: Article

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