Semen quality in men with Y chromosome aberrations

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 34, Issue 5 PART 1, 2011, Pages 453-460

  Antonelli, A ^a   Marcucci, L ^a   Elli, R ^a   Tanzi, N ^a   Paoli, D ^b   Radicioni, A ^b   Lombardo, F ^b   Lenzi, A ^b   Gandini, L ^b  

^a Department of Cellular Biotechnology and Haematology ^*  (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

AZF microdeletions; Male infertility; Semen parameters; Y chromosome aberrations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; MALE INFERTILITY; MEIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHASE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; SEX CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; SPERM; SPERM QUALITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; UROGENITAL TRACT RADIOGRAPHY; Y CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME ABERRATION;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMEN;

EID: 80053297572     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2010.01108.x     Document Type: Article

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