Caspase-3 detection in human testicular spermatozoa from azoospermic and non-azoospermic patients

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 34, Issue 5 PART 2, 2011, Pages

  Almeida, C ^a   Cunha, M ^b   Ferraz, L ^b   Silva, J ^b   Barros, A ^a,b   Sousa, M ^a,b  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Active caspase 3; Apoptosis; Azoospermia; Testicular spermatozoa; Testis

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3;

ACROSOME; ADULT; AGENESIS; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CELL NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL BILATERAL VAS DEFERENS ABSENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOSPERMATOGENESIS; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OBSTRUCTIVE AZOOSPERMIA; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON EQUATORIAL REGION; SPERMATOZOON MIDPIECE; TESTIS BIOPSY;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; AZOOSPERMIA; CASPASE 3; HUMANS; MALE; MALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGOSPERMIA; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 80053385075     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2011.01151.x     Document Type: Article

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