A novel in vitro sperm head decondensation protocol for rapid flow cytometric measurement of deoxyribonucleic acid content

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1857-1861

  Antonucci, Niki ^a   Manes, Sabrina ^a   Corradetti, Bruna ^a   Manicardi, Gian Carlo ^b   Borini, Andrea ^c   Bizzaro, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c Tecnobios Procreazione   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA content; flow cytometry; sperm chromatin packaging; Sperm decondensation protocol

Indexed keywords

DNA; FLUORESCENT DYE; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOFLUOROMETRY; DIPLOIDY; DNA CONTENT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HAPLOIDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO SPERM HEAD DECONDENSATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LABORATORY TEST; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON HEAD; STAINING; STOICHIOMETRY; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; MALE;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DIPLOIDY; DNA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; MALE; PROPIDIUM; SPERM HEAD;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878522228     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.02.014     Document Type: Article

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