The Y chromosome and its fragility

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 374-375

  Krausz, C ^a   Forti, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; CHROMOSOME YQ; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SRY GENE; CHROMOSOME FRAGILE SITE; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; MALE; Y CHROMOSOME;

AZF1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEIN;

CHROMOSOME FRAGILE SITES; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; MALE; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEINS;

EID: 49649123935     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2008.00902.x     Document Type: Editorial

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