Is human spermatogenesis uniquely poor?

Annual Review of Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue , 2002, Pages 19-40

  Franc L R ^b   Russell, L D ^b   Cummins, J M ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Disposable soma; Evolution; Gonadosomatic index; Human reproduction; Infertility; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GENE; GONADOSOMATIC INDEX; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; LONGEVITY; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MAMMAL; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTION; RETROVIRUS; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SPERM; SPERM QUALITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS FUNCTION; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; UNIDENTIFIED RETROVIRUS;

EID: 0141459406     PISSN: 18068774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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