Chronology of meiosis and synaptonemal complex abnormalities in normal and abnormal spermatogenesis

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 268-278

  Tassistro, Virginie ^a   Ghalamoun Slaimi, Rahma ^a,c   Saias Magnan, Jacqueline ^a   Guichaoua, Marie Roberte ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL DE LA CONCEPTION   (France)

^b Laboratoire de Biogénotoxicologie et Mutagenèse Environnementale EA1784   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ORAN   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Infertility; Meiotic prophase; Non obstructive azoospermia; Pachytene index; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; SYCP3 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CHRONOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFERTILITY; LEPTOTENE; MALE; MEIOSIS; MEIOTIC PROPHASE I; PACHYTENE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX CHROMOSOME; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX; ZYGOTENE; DISEASE COURSE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TESTIS;

ADULT; AZOOSPERMIA; BRCA1 PROTEIN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MEIOTIC PROPHASE I; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATOGENESIS; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX; TESTIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649643642     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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