The application of the differential pH method to the biochemical evaluation of seminal plasma

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 143-148

  Rossi, Tiziana ^a,b   Mazzilli, Fernando ^a   Sarandrea, Nadia ^a   Rapone, Simona ^a   Dondero, Franco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

citric acid; differential pH; free L carnitine; fructose; seminal plasma; spectrophotometry

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; CITRIC ACID; FRUCTOSE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY TEST; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; OBSERVER VARIATION; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

CARNITINE; CITRIC ACID; FRUCTOSE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; SEMEN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0030932835     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9120(96)00161-0     Document Type: Article

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