Lack of association between polymorphisms in the testis-specific angiotension converting enzyme gene and male infertility in an Asian population

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 299-303

  Xiang, Wu ^a   Roy, Ashim C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE); Male infertility; PCR RFLP; Polymorphisms; Testis specific

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; BRADYKININ; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; ISOENZYME; MEMBRANE ENZYME;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPERM; SPERMATID; VASCULAR TISSUE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SINGAPORE; TESTIS;

EID: 0036191345     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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