Genetic and molecular diagnostics of male infertility in the clinical practice

Frontiers in Bioscience - Landmark

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 291-303

  Pizzol, Damiano ^a   Ferlin, Alberto ^a   Garolla, Andrea ^a   Lenzi, Andrea ^b   Bertoldo, Alessandro ^a   Foresta, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Genetic diagnostic; Male infertility; Molecular diagnostic; Review; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PHARMACOGENETICS; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PHARMACOGENETICS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84900413291     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/4208     Document Type: Review

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