Novel concepts in male factor infertility: clinical and laboratory perspectives

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1319-1335

  Esteves, Sandro C ^a  

^a Androfert   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Andrology; Male infertility; Microsurgery; Nonobstructive azoospermia; Semen analysis; Sperm DNA fragmentation; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; DNA; CHROMATIN;

AZOOSPERMIA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CHROMATIN; GENETICS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON;

AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMATIN; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA; VARICOCELE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84978803474     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-016-0763-8     Document Type: Review

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