Focal spermatogenesis originates in euploid germ cells in classical Klinefelter patients

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2353-2360

  Sciurano, R B ^a   Luna Hisano, C V ^a   Rahn, M I ^a   Brugo Olmedo, S ^b   Rey Valzacchi, G ^c   Coco, R ^d   Solari, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Centro Medico Seremas   (Argentina)

^c Procrearte   (Argentina)

^d Fecunditas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Germ cells; Klinefelter syndrome; Meiosis; Sperm aneuploidy; XY body

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GAMETE; GERM CELL; HAPLOIDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; KARYOTYPE 47,XXY; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS RATE; PLOIDY; SERTOLI CELL; SEX CHROMOSOME; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; TESTIS BIOPSY; X CHROMOSOME;

ADULT; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 68949202936     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep180     Document Type: Article

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