Y chromosome variants and male reproductive function

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 298-303

  McElreavey, Ken ^a   Ravel, Celia ^a,b   Chantot Bastaraud, Sandra ^a,b   Siffroi, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

Author keywords

gr gr; Haplogroup; Male infertility; Microdeletion; Spermatogenesis; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; COMPREHENSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; Y CHROMOSOME;

CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33645225319     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2005.00637.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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