Absence of testicular DAZ gene expression in idiopathic severe testiculopathies

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2286-2292

  Ferlin, A ^b   Moro, E ^b   Onisto, M ^b   Toscano, E ^b   Bettella, A ^b   Foresta, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

DAZ expression; DAZ gene; RT PCR; Testiculopathy; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MOSAICISM; NORMAL HUMAN; OLIGOSPERMIA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS DISEASE;

EID: 0032852620     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.9.2286     Document Type: Article

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