Molecular approaches to the diagnosis of male infertility

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 195-202

  Jeremias, J ^a   Witkin, S S ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunology; Male infertility; Molecular genetics; Polymerase chain reaction; Receptor ligand interactions

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTEGRIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; GENETICS; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CYTOKINES; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INTEGRINS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPERMATOZOA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0030089706     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.3.195     Document Type: Article

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