Intra-sample heterogeneity of sperm DNA methylation

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 313-319

  Jenkins, Timothy G ^a   Aston, Kenneth I ^a   Trost, Cooper ^a   Farley, Jordan ^a   Hotaling, James M ^a   Carrell, Douglas T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Infertility; Male fertility; Sperm epigenetics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CPG ISLAND; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC CELL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; CELL FRACTIONATION; CYTOLOGY; FERTILITY; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ADULT; CELL FRACTIONATION; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FERTILITY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMANS; MALE; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84926467872     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gau115     Document Type: Article

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