Absence of chromosomal instability in spermatozoa of men affected by testicular cancer

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 247-251

  Alvarez, R ^a   Tusell, L ^b   Genesca A ^b   Miro R ^b   Garcia Del Muro, X ^b   Egozcue, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chromosome instability; Human hamster system; Sperm chromosomes; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HAMSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032905554     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.1.247     Document Type: Article

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