Frequency of luteinizing hormone-beta gene variants is increased in japanese patients with idiopathic azoospermia

Japanese Journal of Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 7-12

  Toyoshima, T ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Idiopathic azoospermia; LH ; PCR; Variant form

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; BETA CHAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; JAPAN; MALE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0034989357     PISSN: 00290629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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