Gene knockouts that affect male fertility: Novel targets for contraception

Frontiers in Bioscience

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3994-4007

  Naz, Rajesh K ^a   Engle, Alexis ^a   Rajnee, ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Fertilization; Gene knockout; Male infertility; Review; Testis

Indexed keywords

MUS;

FERTILIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOGENESIS;

FERTILIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 63849136002     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2735/3507     Document Type: Article

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