Sperm global DNA methylation level: Association with semen parameters and genome integrity

Andrology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 235-240

  Montjean, D ^a   Zini, A ^b   Ravel, C ^c   Belloc, S ^d   Dalleac, A ^d   Copin, H ^e   Boyer, P ^a   Mcelreavey, K ^f   Benkhalifa, M ^d,e  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT JOSEPH   (France)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE D EYLAU   (France)

^e AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Infertility; Semen analysis; Sperm quality parameters; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STAINING; TUNEL ASSAY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; GENETICS; HUMAN GENOME; MALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DNA METHYLATION; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84928304216     PISSN: 20472919     EISSN: 20472927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/andr.12001     Document Type: Article

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