Androgen receptor is expressed in both X- and Y-carrier human spermatozoa

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 193-200

  Zuccarello, Daniela ^a   Garolla, Andrea ^a   Ferlin, Alberto ^a   Menegazzo, Massimo ^a   De Toni, Luca ^a   Carraro, Marina ^a   Veronese, Caterina ^a   Foresta, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; non genomic effect; RNA; sperm; X carrier Y carrier sperm

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; WESTERN BLOTTING;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; REFERENCE VALUES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 57849134721     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.11.040     Document Type: Article

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