Sperm ubiquitination and DNA fragmentation in men with occupational exposure and varicocele

Andrologia

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 423-429

  Hosseinpour, E ^a   Shahverdi, A ^b   Parivar, K ^a   Sedighi Gilani, M A ^b   Nasr Esfahani, M H ^b   Salman Yazdi, R ^b   Sharbatoghli, M ^b   Tavalaee, M ^b   Chehrazi, M ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ROYAN INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE   (Iran)

Author keywords

DNA fragmentation; Sperm parameters; Sperm ubiquitination; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTEASOME; UBIQUITIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; MALE INFERTILITY; MORPHOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; UBIQUITINATION; VARICOCELE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON;

DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOA; UBIQUITINATION; VARICOCELE;

EID: 84897062998     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/and.12098     Document Type: Article

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