Cytochemical evaluation of sperm chromatin and DNA integrity in couples with unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortions

Andrologia

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 462-470

  Talebi, A R ^a   Vahidi, S ^a   Aflatoonian, A ^a   Ghasemi, N ^a   Ghasemzadeh, J ^a   Firoozabadi, R D ^a   Moein, M R ^a  

^a SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cytochemical tests; Recurrent spontaneous abortion; Sperm chromatin condensation; Sperm DNA integrity

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ANILINE; CHROMOMYCIN A3; DNA; TOLUIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RECURRENT SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; CHROMATIN; COHORT STUDIES; DNA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84861510352     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2011.01206.x     Document Type: Article

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