Intra-individual variation in sperm chromatin structure assay parameters in men from infertile couples: clinical implications.

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Published in Hum Reprod on May 09, 2006

Authors

J Erenpreiss1, M Bungum, M Spano, S Elzanaty, J Orbidans, A Giwercman

Author Affiliations

1: Fertility Centre, Malmö University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden. juris.erenpreiss@med.lu.se

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