Differential expression of mRNA aromatase in ejaculated spermatozoa from infertile men in relation to either asthenozoospermia or teratozoospermia

Andrologia

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 136-146

  Said, L ^a,b   Saad, A ^b   Carreau, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Fertility; Morphology; Motility; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MORPHOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TUNISIA;

AROMATASE; FERTILITY; MORPHOLOGY; MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

ADULT; ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; AROMATASE; ASTHENOZOOSPERMIA; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; RNA, MESSENGER; SEMEN; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84893517921     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/and.12058     Document Type: Article

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