Paternal genetic and epigenetic influences on IVF outcome

Expert Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 359-367

  Carrell, Douglas T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Centrosome; Chromatin; Epigenetic sperm factor; IVF; Oocyte activation; Paternal factor; Sperm

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; PROTAMINE;

ANEUPLOIDY; CENTROSOME; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EPIGENETICS; FATHER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE; GENOME; HAPLOIDY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING; SPERMATOCYTE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49249087816     PISSN: 17474108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17474108.3.3.359     Document Type: Review

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