Proteomics of spermatogenesis: From protein lists to understanding the regulation of male fertility and infertility

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-23

  Huang, Xiao Yan ^a   Sha, Jia Hao ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

infertility; male fertility; proteomics; spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ASTHENOSPERMIA; AZOOSPERMIA; FUNCTIONAL PROTEOMICS; GERM CELL; HUMAN; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TWO DIMENSIONAL ELECTROPHORESIS; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROTEOME; PROTEOMICS; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 78650993093     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2010.71     Document Type: Review

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