Sins of the fathers: Sperm DNA damage in the context of assisted reproduction

Human Reproduction

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2356-2358

  Ramalho Santos, João ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; SPERM DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; COMET ASSAY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DNA DAMAGE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GAMETE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; NICK END LABELING; NOTE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; SPERMIOGRAM; STANDARD; FEMALE; GENETICS; INFERTILITY; MALE; METABOLISM; NIDATION; PREGNANCY; SPERMATOZOON;

DNA DAMAGE; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; PREGNANCY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84913586642     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deu229     Document Type: Note

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