The role of the Y chromosome in male infertility

Reproductive Medicine Review

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 67-85

  Affara, Nabeel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GENOMIC DNA; RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; AZOOSPERMIA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DAZ GENE; DBY GENE; DFFRY GENE; GENE; GENE MAPPING; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MOUSE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RBMY1 GENE; REVIEW; RNA METABOLISM; SPERMATOGENESIS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; UTY GENE; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 13944250947     PISSN: 09622799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0962279904001061     Document Type: Review

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