Relationship between Y-chromosomal DNA haplotype and sperm count in Italy

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 993-995

  Paracchini, S ^a   Stuppia, L ^b,c   Gatta, V ^b   De Santo, M ^d   Palka, G ^b,e   Tyler Smith, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d Inst of Reproductive Medicine   (Italy)

^e Ospedale Civile BMT Center Pescara   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA polymorphism; Haplotype; Sperm count; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

DNA MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; EJACULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 12244304158     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03344074     Document Type: Article

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