Contraception for Men: A Breakthrough New Approach
There has not been a new reversible contraceptive for men since the development of the condom, centuries ago. Matzuk et al. describe a new molecular approach using administration of a small molecule to directly and reversibly inhibit spermatogenesis in mice by blocking the function of a testicular b...
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Published in | Cell Vol. 150; no. 4; pp. 667 - 668 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Elsevier Inc
17.08.2012
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Summary: | There has not been a new reversible contraceptive for men since the development of the condom, centuries ago. Matzuk et al. describe a new molecular approach using administration of a small molecule to directly and reversibly inhibit spermatogenesis in mice by blocking the function of a testicular bromodomain without apparent adverse effect on the organism or offspring. |
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Bibliography: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2012.07.027 ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Commentary-1 |
ISSN: | 0092-8674 1097-4172 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.cell.2012.07.027 |