The role of Y chromosome deletions in male infertility

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 418-430

  Ma, Kun ^a   Mallidis, Con ^a   Bhasin, Shalender ^a  

^a CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CELL MATURATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GERM CELL; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 0034038610     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1420418     Document Type: Review

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