The impact of sperm protamine deficiency and sperm DNA damage on human male fertility: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Andrology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 789-799

  Ni, K ^a   Spiess, A N ^b   Schuppe, H C ^a   Steger, K ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA damage; male infertility; protamine ratio; spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROTAMINE;

APOPTOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; META ANALYSIS; OOCYTE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTAMINE DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN DEFECT; QUALITY CONTROL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84982121575     PISSN: 20472919     EISSN: 20472927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/andr.12216     Document Type: Review

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