Comprehensive analysis of sperm DNA fragmentation by five different assays: TUNEL assay, SCSA, SCD test and alkaline and neutral Comet assay

Andrology

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 715-722

  Ribas Maynou, J ^a   Garcia Peiro A ^a   Fernandez Encinas A ^a   Abad, C ^b   Amengual, M J ^b   Prada, E ^c   Navarro, J ^a   Benet, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Institut Universitari Parc Tauli UAB   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL MÚTUA DE TERRASSA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Comet assay; DNA damage; Infertility; Male infertility; SCD test; SCSA; TUNEL assay

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METHODOLOGY; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM CHROMATIN DISPERSION; SPERM CHROMATIN STRUCTURE ASSAY; SPERM DONOR;

COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; INFERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; SCD TEST; SCSA; TUNEL ASSAY;

CHROMATIN; COMET ASSAY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84882981696     PISSN: 20472919     EISSN: 20472927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-2927.2013.00111.x     Document Type: Article

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