Vitrification is not superior to rapid freezing of normozoospermic spermatozoa: Effects on sperm parameters, DNA fragmentation and hyaluronan binding

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 352-358

  Agha Rahimi, Azam ^a   Khalili, Mohammad Ali ^a   Nabi, Ali ^a   Ashourzadeh, Sareh ^a  

^a SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

DNA fragmentation; human spermatozoa; hyaloronan binding assay; rapid freezing; sperm parameters; vitrification

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; HYALURONIC ACID; LIQUID NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BINDING ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FREEZING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; THAWING; VITRIFICATION; WARMING;

DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN SPERMATOZOA; HYALORONAN-BINDING ASSAY; RAPID FREEZING; SPERM PARAMETERS; VITRIFICATION;

CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; MALE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOA; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84895471801     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.11.015     Document Type: Article

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