Efficacy of swim-up versus density gradient centrifugation in improving sperm deformity rate and DNA fragmentation index in semen samples from teratozoospermic patients

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1161-1166

  Xue, Xia ^a   Wang, Wan Shan ^b   Shi, Juan Zi ^a   Zhang, Si Lin ^a   Zhao, Wan Qiu ^a   Shi, Wen Hao ^a   Guo, Bao Zhu ^a   Qin, Zhen ^a  

^a Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Shaanxi Province   (China)

^b SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DNA fragmentation; Semen analysis; Sperm preparation; Teratozoospermia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84930356563     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-014-0287-z     Document Type: Article

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