title: Yet another test of sperm chromatin structure.
abstract: Sperm chromatin can affect reproductive performance, and it may be analyzed by measuring susceptibility of DNA to breakage using assays such as the sperm chromatin structure assay, comet assay, TUNEL, and DNA ladders. The newly proposed test, Halosperm, may not provide additional information beyond that obtained with existent evaluations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, New York 10021, USA. pnschleg@med.cornell.edu
authors.forename: Peter N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Schlegel
authors.forename: Darius A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Paduch
mesh_terms: D002843:Chromatin / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D053938:DNA Fragmentation / Q000235:genetics; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D020287:In Situ Nick-End Labeling / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin