Is seminal prostatic acid phosphatase a reliable marker for male infertility?

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 598-599

  Singh, G ^a   Adaikan, P G ^a   Ng, Y K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Fertility; Normospermia; Oligospermia; Prostate; Prostatic acid phosphatase

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PROSTATE; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PROSTATE; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY;

EID: 0030325273     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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