DNA methylation in spermatozoa as a prospective marker in andrology

Andrology

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 731-740

  Klaver R ^a   Tuttelmann F ^b   Bleiziffer, A ^a   Haaf, T ^c   Kliesch, S ^a   Gromoll, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Male infertility; Spermatogenesis; Temporal stability

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DNA;

ANDROLOGY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DNA ISOLATION; DNA METHYLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PYROSEQUENCING; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; VOLUNTEER;

DNA METHYLATION; MALE INFERTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TEMPORAL STABILITY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DNA METHYLATION; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84882991239     PISSN: 20472919     EISSN: 20472927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-2927.2013.00118.x     Document Type: Article

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