Age-dependence of relative telomere length profiles during spermatogenesis in man

Maturitas

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 380-385

  Jørgensen, Pernille Bach ^a,b   Fedder, Jens ^a,c   Koelvraa, Steen ^b   Graakjaer, Jesper ^b  

^a HORSENS REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age; Human; Sperm; Spermatogenesis; Telomerase; Telomere length

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE PHASE; CELL DIVISION; CELL TYPE; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERM CELL; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRECURSOR; PROGENY; SOMATIC CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPERMATOZOON; TELOMERE HOMEOSTASIS; TESTIS BIOPSY; VASECTOMY; ADULT; AGE; AGING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; TELOMERE; TELOMERE SHORTENING;

TELOMERASE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPERMATOGENESIS; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE; TELOMERE HOMEOSTASIS; TELOMERE SHORTENING;

EID: 84880285304     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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