In vitro effect of gold and silver nanoparticles on human spermatozoa

Andrologia

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 392-396

  Moretti, E ^a,b   Terzuoli, G ^a   Renieri, T ^a,b   Iacoponi, F ^a   Castellini, C ^c   Giordano, C ^d   Collodel, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Au and Ag NPs; Human spermatozoa; NP localisation; Sperm motility; Sperm viability

Indexed keywords

GOLD NANOPARTICLE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

AU- AND AG-NPS; HUMAN SPERMATOZOA; NP LOCALISATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM VIABILITY;

CELL SURVIVAL; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; GOLD; HUMANS; MALE; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SILVER; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84886085519     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/and.12028     Document Type: Article

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