Quantification of telomerase activity, porphobilinogen deaminase and human telomerase reverse transcriptase mRNA in testicular tissue - New parameters for a molecular diagnostic classification of spermatogenesis disorders

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 34-44

  Schrader, M ^a   Muller M ^a   Schulze, W ^b   Heicappell, R ^a   Krause, H ^a   Straub, B ^a   Miller, K ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fertility; Human telomerase reverse transcriptase; Spermatogenesis; Telomerase activity

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PORPHOBILINOGEN DEAMINASE; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENCE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERTOLI CELL; SERTOLI CELL ONLY SYNDROME; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGENIC ARREST; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

BIOPSY; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLBILANE SYNTHASE; INFERTILITY, MALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; RNA, MESSENGER; TELOMERASE; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0036170471     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.2002.00321.x     Document Type: Article

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