Influence of microsurgical varicocelectomy on human sperm mitochondrial DNA copy number: A pilot study

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 759-764

  Gabriel, Maria San ^a   Chan, Sam W ^a   Alhathal, Naif ^a   Chen, Junjian Z ^a   Zini, Armand ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Male infertility; Mitochondrial DNA; Sperm DNA; Sperm motility; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY;

CHROMATIN; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENE DOSAGE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MITOCHONDRIA; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE; VARICOCELE;

SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

EID: 84867088636     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-012-9785-z     Document Type: Article

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