Evaluation of CAG repeat length of androgen receptor expressing cells in human testes showing different pictures of spermatogenic impairment

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 689-697

  Fietz, Daniela ^a   Geyer, Joachim ^b   Kliesch, Sabine ^c   Gromoll, Jörg ^c   Bergmann, Martin ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Institute of Veterinary Pharmacology   (Germany)

^c Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; CAG repeat; Histological status of spermatogenesis; Human testis; Somatic mosaicism

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; DNA; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CAG REPEAT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MOSAICISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SERTOLI CELL ONLY SYNDROME; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TESTIS; TESTIS ATROPHY;

ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 84855212907     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: 1432119X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-011-0871-6     Document Type: Article

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