Synaptic defects at meiosis I and non-obstructive azoospermia

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3171-3177

  Topping, Daniel ^a   Brown, Petrice ^a,b   Judis, Lu Ann ^b   Schwartz, Stuart ^c   Seftel, Allen ^d   Thomas, Anthony ^e   Hassold, Terry ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Meiotic arrest; MLH1; Non obstructive azoospermia; Recombination; SCP3

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN MLH1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEIOSIS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS BIOPSY;

SYNAPSIS;

EID: 33751368660     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del281     Document Type: Article

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