Is paternal mitochondrial DNA transferred to the offspring following intracytoplasmic sperm injection?

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 223-227

  Houshmand, Massoud ^a   Holme, Elisabeth ^a   Hansom, Charles ^a   Wennerholm, Ulla Britt ^a   Hamberger, Lars ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

in vitro fertilization; intracytoplasmic sperm injection; mitochondrial DNA; paternal inheritance

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INHERITANCE; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; PATERNITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SUBFERTILITY;

EID: 0030950087     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02766114     Document Type: Article

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