Routine cryopreservation of spermatozoa is safe - Evidence from the DNA methylation pattern of nine spermatozoa genes

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 943-950

  Kläver, Ruth ^a   Bleiziffer, Andreas ^a   Redmann, Klaus ^a   Mallidis, Con ^a   Kliesch, Sabine ^a   Gromoll, Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

ART; Cryopreservation; DNA fragmentation; DNA methylation; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

RNA H19;

ALU GENE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA METHYLATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOME IMPRINTING; H19 GENE; HUMAN; LINE1 GENE; LIT1 GENE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEG3 GENE; MEST GENE; MTHFR GENE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNRPN GENE; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VASA GENE;

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ALU ELEMENTS; COMET ASSAY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DEAD-BOX RNA HELICASES; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA METHYLATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867405447     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-012-9813-z     Document Type: Article

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