Deconvolutian analysis of bioassayable LH secretion and half-life in men with idiopathic oligoasthenospermia

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 118-125

  Reyes Fuentes, A ^a,e,f   Chavarria M E ^a,e   Aguilera, G ^a   Rosado, A ^b   Iranmanesh, A ^c   Veldhuis, J D ^d  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PERINATOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^f Edif 'B' Anexo Unidad de Congresos   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bioactive LH; Luteinizing hormone; Male infertility; Oligoasthenozoospermia

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG HALF LIFE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIODICITY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SECRETION;

ACTIVITY CYCLES; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MENOTROPINS; OLIGOSPERMIA; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0030612048     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.1997.00104.x     Document Type: Article

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