Semen levels of mitochondrial DNA deletions in men attending an infertility clinic do not correlate with phenotype

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-52

  Cummins, J M ^a   Jequier, A M ^b   Martin, R ^c   Mehmet, D ^a   Goldblatt, J ^c  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Infertility; Mitochondrial DNA; Semen

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TESTIS DISEASE;

DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SEMEN; SEQUENCE DELETION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0031745244     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.1998.00093.x     Document Type: Review

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