Y chromosome microdeletions in Brazilian fertility clinic patients

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 461-469

  Arruda, J T ^a   Bordin, B M ^a   Santos, P R ^a   Mesquita, W E J C ^a   Silva, R C P C ^b   Maia, M C S ^b   Approbato, M S ^b   Florencio R S ^b   Amaral, W N ^b   Rocha Filho, M A ^b   Moura, K K V O ^a  

^a PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Assisted human reproduction; AZF; Male infertility; Y microdeletions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; GERM CELL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE INFERTILITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMIOGRAM; Y CHROMOSOME;

AZOOSPERMIA; BRAZIL; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; FERTILITY; GENE DELETION; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 34548237820     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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