title: Assessment of sperm using mRNA microarray technology.
abstract: The aim of this work is to review the need for new diagnostic tools for sperm, the relevance of sperm mRNA in reproductive success, and the potential of a state-of-the-art microarray-based diagnostic tool for improving reproductive results.
authors.affiliation: Andrology Laboratory and Sperm Bank, Instituto Universitario IVI Valencia, Valencia, Spain. nicolas.garrido@ivi.es
authors.forename: Nicolás
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Garrido
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: García-Herrero
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meseguer
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D046228:Microarray Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D018456:Reproductive Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000502:physiology*; D059467:Transcriptome / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger