Conventional semen parameters and DNA fragmentation in relation to fertility status in a Greek population

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 188, Issue , 2015, Pages 17-23

  Evgeni, Evangelini ^a,b   Lymberopoulos, George ^a   Gazouli, Maria ^c   Asimakopoulos, Byron ^b  

^a Seminology Laboratory G Lymberopoulos   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

DNA damage; Infertility; Semen parameters

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; GREECE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERM QUALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SUBFERTILITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; FERTILITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FERTILITY; GREECE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928800385     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.02.026     Document Type: Article

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