Both protamine-1 to protamine-2 mRNA ratio and Bcl2 mRNA content in testicular spermatids and ejaculated spermatozoa discriminate between fertile and infertile men

Human Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-16

  Steger, Klaus ^a,e   Wilhelm, Jochen ^a   Konrad, Lutz ^b   Stalf, Thomas ^c   Greb, Robert ^d   Diemer, Thorsten ^a   Kliesch, Sabine ^d   Bergmann, Martin ^a   Weidner, Wolfgang ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c Kinderwunschzentrum Mittelhessen   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bcl2; Ejaculate; Protamine; Testicular sperm extraction; Testis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; MESSENGER RNA; PROTAMINE; PROTAMINE P1; PROTAMINE P2; PROTEIN BCL 2; PRM1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EJACULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; SPERMATID; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; TESTIS; ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED;

MUS;

ADULT; EJACULATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTAMINES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RNA, MESSENGER; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 40549146226     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dem363     Document Type: Article

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