Effects of cryostorage on human sperm chromatin integrity

Zygote

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 330-336

  Fortunato, Adriana ^a   Leo, Rita ^a   Liguori, Francesca ^a  

^a IDF Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aniline blue; Chromatin condensation; Cryopreservation; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA DAMAGE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON;

CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84885669629     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: 14698730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199412000032     Document Type: Article

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