Analysis of the expression of four microRNAs in spermatozoa and their role in male fertility;Análisis de la expresión de 4 micro-ARN en espermatozoides y su implicación en la fertilidad masculina

Revista Internacional de Andrologia

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 92-97

  Salas Huetos, Albert ^a   Blanco, Joan ^a   Vidal, Francesca ^a   Anton, Ester ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Male infertility; MiRNAs; Spermatozoa; Transcriptome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870215451     PISSN: 1698031X     EISSN: 16980409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1698-031X(12)70061-4     Document Type: Article

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