The role of asynapsis in human spermatocyte failure

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 541-549

  Sciurano, R B ^a   Rahn, M I ^a   Rey Valzacchi, G ^b   Coco, R ^c   Solari, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Procrearte   (Argentina)

^c Fecunditas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Asynapsis; Chromosomal abnormalities; Human; Infertility; Meiosis

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; HISTONE H2AX; RAD51 PROTEIN;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CHROMOSOME 9Q; CHROMOSOME ASYNAPSIS; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HETEROCHROMATIN; HETEROZYGOSITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; MALE; PACHYTENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHASE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RECIPROCAL CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; ROBERTSONIAN CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS BIOPSY;

ADULT; AZOOSPERMIA; BRCA1 PROTEIN; CHROMATIN; HISTONES; HUMANS; MALE; MEIOSIS; OLIGOSPERMIA; PACHYTENE STAGE; RAD51 RECOMBINASE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 84863877760     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2011.01221.x     Document Type: Article

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