Comparison of the DNA fragmentation and the sperm parameters after processing by the density gradient and the swim up methods

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1451-1453

  Amiri, Iraj ^a   Ghorbani, Marzieh ^a   Heshmati, Safora ^a  

^a Hamadan University of Medical Sciences   (Iran)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Gradients sperm separation; Sperm; Swim up

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL DENSITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWIMMING;

EID: 84869988651     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2012/4198.2530     Document Type: Article

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