The ratio of X- and Y-bearing sperm in ejaculates of men with three or more children of the same sex

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 492-494

  Irving, Jacquelyn ^a   Bittles, Alan ^a   Peverall, Joanne ^b   Murch, Ashleigh ^b   Matson, Phillip ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Sperm; X chromosome; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; EJACULATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL RATE; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; SEMEN; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPERMATOZOA; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0032876818     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020555101059     Document Type: Article

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