Role of glutathione S-transferase Mu-1 (GSTM1) polymorphism in oligospermic infertile males

Andrologia

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 213-217

  Vani, G Tirumala ^a   Mukesh, N ^a   Siva Prasad, B ^a   Rama Devi, P ^b   Hema Prasad, M ^a   Rani, P Usha ^a,b   Reddy, P Pardhanandana ^a,b  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Mahatma Gandhi National Institute of Research and Social Action   (India)

Author keywords

GSTM1 polymorphism; male infertility; oligospermic; oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE M1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; SPERMATOZOON COUNT;

ADULT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGOSPERMIA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY;

EID: 77954573470     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2009.00971.x     Document Type: Article

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