Sperm DNA damage measured by comet assay

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 927, Issue , 2013, Pages 137-146

  Simon, Luke ^a   Carrell, Douglas T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Alkaline comet assay; Decondensation; Electrophoresis; Singleand double strand breaks; Sperm DNA damage

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; BUFFER; DNA FRAGMENT; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; EDETIC ACID; HISTONE; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE; PROTAMINE; TRITON X 100;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BATH; COMET ASSAY; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE; HEDGEHOG; LYSIS; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; SOMATIC CELL; SPERM; SPERM DNA DAMAGE; SPERMATOZOON HEAD; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 84934439016     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-38-0_13     Document Type: Article

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