The effect of epigenetic sperm abnormalities on early embryo-genesis

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-142

  Emery, Benjamin R ^a   Carrell, Douglas T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneuploidy; Centrosome; DNA damage; Embryogenesis; Imprinting; Male infertility; Nuclear packaging; Telomere

Indexed keywords

DNA; MESSENGER RNA;

ANEUPLOIDY; CELL TYPE; CENTROSOME; DNA DAMAGE; DNA PACKAGING; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; FERTILIZATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOME IMPRINTING; HAPLOIDY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELOMERE; ZYGOTE;

ANEUPLOIDY; ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CENTROSOME; DNA DAMAGE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; RNA, MESSENGER; SPERMATOZOA; TELOMERE;

EID: 33644812307     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2006.00127.x     Document Type: Review

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