Sperm nucleus decondensation, hyaluronic acid (HA) binding and oocyte activation capacity: Different markers of sperm immaturity? Case reports

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 353-355

  Junca, Am ^a   Marti, Beatriz Gonzalez ^a   Tosti, Elisabetta ^b   Cohen, Marc ^c   De La Fontaine, Didier ^a   Benkhalifa, Moncef ^a   Ménézo, Yves ^a,c,d  

^a Unilabs   (France)

^b STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^c Procrelys Maison Médicale Ambroise Paré   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE D EYLAU   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSYL; CYANOCOBALAMIN; HYALURONIC ACID; NICOTINAMIDE; PYRIDOXINE; QUERCETIN; RIBOFLAVIN; SPERMSLOW; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYALURONIC ACID BINDING; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; NICK END LABELING; OOCYTE; OOCYTE ACTIVATION CAPACITY; PREMATURE CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SHAM PROCEDURE; SPERM IMMATURITY; SPERM NUCLEUS DECONDENSATION;

CELL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; MALE; OOCYTES; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84863204880     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-012-9710-5     Document Type: Article

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