Expression of DAZ (deleted in azoospermia), DAZL1 (DAZ-like) and protamine-2 in testis and its application for diagnosis of spermatogenesis in non-obstructive azoospermia

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 827-834

  Lee, Jeong Heon ^a,b   Lee, Dong Ryul ^a   Yoon, Soo Jung ^a   Chai, Young Gyu ^b   Roh, Sung Il ^a   Yoon, Hyun Soo ^a  

^a Jeil Women's Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

DAZ; DAZL 1; Gene expression; Protamine 2; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

PROTAMINE;

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ACTINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PROTAMINES; PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 7344251712     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/4.9.827     Document Type: Article

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