TUNEL labeling with BrdUTP/anti-BrdUTP greatly underestimates the level of sperm DNA fragmentation in semen evaluation.

Many studies have now confirmed that sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) is associated with a poorer outcome of some forms of assisted reproduction technology. For this reason, SDF is an important parameter to evaluate in male fertility assessment. TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick en...

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Main Authors: Sofia C Ribeiro, Monica Muratori, Maria De Geyter, Christian De Geyter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5546573?pdf=render