MicroRNA and male infertility: A potential for diagnosis

International Journal of Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 113-118

  Khazaie, Yahya ^a   Nasr Esfahani, Mohammad Hossein ^a,b  

^a ROYAN INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN FERTILITY AND INFERTILITY CENTER   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Male infertility; miRNA; Single nucleotide polymorphism; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; MICRORNA;

ASTHENOSPERMIA; AZOOSPERMIA; BIOGENESIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN REGULATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE SILENCING; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MRNA EXPRESSION ASSAY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 84904110205     PISSN: 2008076X     EISSN: 20080778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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