Y-chromosome deletions and male infertility: State of the art and clinical implications

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 255-259

  Roberts, Kenneth P ^a,b,c  

^a Reproductive Health Associates   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITE; SHORT SURVEY; SPERMATOGENESIS;

CHROMOSOME DELETION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031749742     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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