Offspring sex ratio is not associated with parental GSTT1 and GSTM1 null genotypes

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 345-347

  Saadat, Mostafa ^a   Saadat, Iraj ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Glutathione S transferase T1; GSTM1; GSTT1; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE M1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE T1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MOSLEM; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGENY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

IRANIA;

EID: 0037809294     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(03)00006-6     Document Type: Article

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