Y chromosome and male infertility: Update, 2006

Frontiers in Bioscience

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2006, Pages 3049-3061

  Krausz, Csilla ^a,b   Degl'Innocenti, Selene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Department of Clinical Physiopathology ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Genetics; gr gr deletion; Infertility; Microdeletions; Review; Spermatogenesis; Y Chromosome

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744456276     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/2032     Document Type: Review

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