Effects of pure human follicle-stimulating hormone (pFSH) on sperm quality correlate with the hypophyseal response to gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH)

Andrologia

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-28

  Glander, H J ^a   Kratzschr, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

GnRH test; Human; Pure follicle stimulating hormone; Semen parameters

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; RELEFACT; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031023464     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1997.tb03144.x     Document Type: Article

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