Deterioration of sperm quality in young healthy Belgian men

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 325-329

  Van Waeleghem, K ^a   De Clercq, N ^a   Vermeulen, L ^a   Schoonjans, F ^a   Comhaire, F ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Male infertility; Semen deterioration; Spermatozoa; Xeno oestrogens

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; HUMAN; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0029935343     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.325     Document Type: Article

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