Nuclear organization in human sperm: Preliminary evidence for altered sex chromosome centromere position in infertile males

Human Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1263-1270

  Finch, K A ^a,b   Fonseka, K G L ^a   Abogrein, A ^a   Ioannou, D ^a   Handyside, A H ^b   Thornhill, A R ^b   Hickson, N ^a   Griffin, D K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b London Bridge Fertility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Centromere; FISH; Male infertility; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CENTROMERE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; SPERM; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 44449168151     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den112     Document Type: Article

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