Epididymal and sex accessory gland secretions in transfusion-dependent β-thalassemic patients: Evidence of an impaired prostatic function

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 169-174

  Carpino, A ^a   De Sanctis, V ^b   Siciliano, L ^a   Maggiolini, M ^a   Vivacqua, A ^a   Pinamonti, A ^b   Sisci, D ^a   Ando S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fructose; Neutral a glucosidase; Prostate specific antigen; Thalassemia major; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; CITRIC ACID; FERRITIN; FOLLITROPIN; FRUCTOSE; IRON; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; TESTOSTERONE; ZINC;

ACCESSORY SEX GLAND; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE DISEASE; PROSTATE SECRETION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030844994     PISSN: 09477349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1211747     Document Type: Article

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