Zinc concentration in human prostatic fluid: Normal, chronic prostatitis, adenoma and cancer

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 687-694

  Zaichick, V Ye ^a   Sviridova, T V ^a   Zaichick, S V ^a  

^a MEDICAL RADIOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSTATE ADENOMA; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE FLUID; PROSTATITIS;

ADULT; AGED; BODY FLUIDS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PROSTATITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; ZINC;

EID: 0030483188     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02552165     Document Type: Article

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