The study of spermatic DNA fragmentation and sperm motility in infertile subjects

Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 8-13

  Peluso, Giuseppina ^a   Palmieri, Alessandro ^b   Cozza, Pietro Paolo ^a   Morrone, Giancarlo ^a   Verze, Paolo ^b   Longo, Nicola ^b   Mirone, Vincenzo ^b  

^a AO of Cosenza   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Male infertility; Oxidative stress; Spermatic DNA fragmentation; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; MALE INFERTILITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VARICOCELE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; VARICOCELE;

EID: 84878407088     PISSN: 11243562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/aiua.2013.1.8     Document Type: Article

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