Diagnostic accuracy of sperm chromatin dispersion test to evaluate sperm deoxyribonucleic acid damage in men with unexplained infertility

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Feijó, Cinthia M ^a   Esteves, Sandro C ^a  

^a Androfert   (Brazil)

Author keywords

diagnosis; in situ nick end labeling; ROC curve; sperm chromatin dispersion test; Sperm DNA damage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERM CHROMATIN DISPERSION TEST;

EID: 84891560633     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.09.002     Document Type: Article

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