Evidence for a mechanistic association between nonbacterial prostatitis and levels of urate and creatinine in expressed prostatic secretion

Journal of Urology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 958-960

  Persson, Bo Eric ^a   Ronquist, Gunnar ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

creatinine; prostatitis; urate oxidase; urine

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; URATE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE SECRETION; PROSTATITIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; URINE CULTURE; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0030065701     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)66357-2     Document Type: Article

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