Insulin-like growth factor-I and α2-macroglobulin in seminal plasma correlate with semen quality

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2454-2460

  Glander, H J ^a   Kratzsch, J ^a   Weisbrich, Ch ^a   Birkenmeier, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Insulin like growth factor I; Seminal plasma; Spermiogram parameters; Vasectomy; 2 macroglobulin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; FIBRONECTIN RECEPTOR; FOLLITROPIN; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLACENTA PROTEIN 14; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMIOGRAM; VASECTOMY;

EID: 0030475578     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019136     Document Type: Article

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