Effect of varicocelectomy on sperm functional characteristics and DNA methylation

Andrologia

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 904-909

  Tavalaee, M ^a   Bahreinian, M ^a   Barekat, F ^a   Abbasi, H ^b   Nasr Esfahani, Mohammad H ^a,b  

^a ROYAN INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN FERTILITY AND INFERTILITY CENTER   (Iran)

Author keywords

DNA fragmentation; DNA methylation; Oxidative stress; Protamine deficiency sperm parameters; Varicocelectomy

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; ASTHENOTERATOZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA METHYLATION; GLOBAL DNA METHYLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; OLIGOASTHENOTERATOZOOSPERMIA; OLIGOSPERMIA; OLIGOTERATOZOOSPERMIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROTAMINE DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERM FUNCTION; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATIC CORD; SPERMATOZOON; TUNEL ASSAY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA METHYLATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SPERMATIC CORD; SPERMATOZOA; VARICOCELE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940880220     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/and.12345     Document Type: Article

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