Spermiogenesis defects in human: Detection of transition proteins in semen from some infertile men

Andrologia

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 203-208

  Becker, S ^a   Soffer, Y ^a   Lewin, L M ^a   Yogev, L ^b   Shochat, L ^a   Golan, R ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; Fluorescence; Male infertility; Spermatid transition proteins; Spermiogenesis

Indexed keywords

PROPIDIUM IODIDE; PROTEIN; TRANSITION PROTEIN 1; TRANSITION PROTEIN 2;

ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; AZOOSPERMIA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HAPLOIDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; TERATOZOOSPERMIA;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SEMEN; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 47749112091     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2008.00844.x     Document Type: Article

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