Genetics of male infertility

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 145, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 143-151

  Hargreave, Timothy Bruce ^a   Ghosh, Chhanda ^a   Cooke, Howard ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Genetics; Male infertility

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MALE INFERTILITY; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MUTATION; SEX CHROMOSOMES;

EID: 0032566942     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(98)00181-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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