Mitochondrial DNA content of human spermatozoa

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 180-185

  Díez Sánchez, Carmen ^a   Ruiz Pesini, Eduardo ^a   Lapeña, Ana Cristina ^a   Montoya, Julio ^a   Pérez Martos, Acisclo ^a   Enríquez, José Antonio ^a   López Pérez, Manuel José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gamete biology; Sperm; Sperm maturation; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA CONTENT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; OLIGOSPERMIA; SEMEN; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0037230295     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.102.005140     Document Type: Article

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