The Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay (SCSA®) and other sperm DNA fragmentation tests for evaluation of sperm nuclear DNA integrity as related to fertility

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 169, Issue , 2016, Pages 56-75

  Evenson, Donald P ^a,b,c  

^a SCSA Diagnostics   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fragmentation tests; Large and small animals; Male fertility; Other sperm DNA; Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay (SCSA); Toxicology

Indexed keywords

CHROMATIN;

ANIMAL; CHROMATIN; CYTOLOGY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROCEDURES; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84966480835     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2016.01.017     Document Type: Article

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