The molecular genetics of male infertility

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 419-430

  Meschede, D ^a   Horst, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical genetics; Male infertility; Molecular genetics; Review

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME DELETION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME IMPRINTING; GONADAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; MUTATION; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON; SYNDROME; VAS DEFERENS; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MUTATION; SPERMATOZOA; SYNDROME; VAS DEFERENS; VIRILISM; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031135612     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/3.5.419     Document Type: Article

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