Y chromosome microdeletions in cryptorchidism and idiopathic infertility

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3660-3665

  Foresta, Carlo ^a   Moro, Enrico ^a   Garolla, Andrea ^a   Onisto, Maurizio ^a   Ferlin, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME YQ; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS BIOPSY;

EID: 0033304950     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.84.10.3660     Document Type: Article

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