Male reproductive function in uraemia: Efficacy of haemodialysis and renal transplantation

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 635-638

  Prem, A R ^a,b   Punekar, S V ^a   Kalpana, M ^a   Kelkar, A R ^a   Acharya, V N ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b 302 Manish Apartments ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Chronic renal failure; End stage renal disease; Endocrine function; Fertility

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UREMIA;

EID: 0030434102     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1996.14624.x     Document Type: Article

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