Evolutionary defined role of the mitochondrial DNA in fertility, disease and ageing

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 671-689

  Otten, Auke B C ^a,b   Smeets, Hubert J M ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Evolution; Infertility; Mitochondria; Mitochondrial disease; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AGING; ARTICLE; CYTOPLASM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA REPAIR; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENOME SIZE; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA DISORDER; MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; FERTILITY; FUNGUS; GENETICS; GENOME; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; REPRODUCTION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FERTILITY; FUNGI; GENOME; HUMANS; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84937905503     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmv024     Document Type: Article

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