Methylation defects of imprinted genes in human testicular spermatozoa

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 585-594

  Marques, C Joana ^a   Francisco, Tânia ^a   Sousa, Sónia ^b   Carvalho, Filipa ^a   Barros, Alberto ^a,b   Sousa, Mário ^a,b  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; DNA methylation; genomic imprinting; H19; male factor infertility; MEST; testicular spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; RNA H19; SOMATOMEDIN B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; BINDING SITE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; EJACULATION DISORDER; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEST GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS BIOPSY;

ADULT; AZOOSPERMIA; BINDING SITES; BIOPSY; DNA METHYLATION; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; MALE; PROTEINS; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; VAS DEFERENS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953712614     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.02.051     Document Type: Article

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