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Cag Repeat Number in Androgen Receptor Gene and Male Infertility

Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics
Volume 10 (2007): Issue 1 (April 2007)
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|Oct 2007
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10034-007-0003-8 | Journal eISSN: 2199-5761 (formerly 1311-0160) | Journal ISSN: 1311-0160
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Language: English
Page range: 19 - 24
Published on: Oct 10, 2007
Published by: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
Androgen receptor (AR),
CAG repeats,
Male infertility,
Oligozoospermia
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Basic medical science, other

© 2007 T Plaseski, P Noveski, C Dimitrovski, B Kocevska, G Efremov, D Plaseska-Karanfilska, published by Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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