Selenium in human male reproductive organs

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2172-2176

  Oldereid, N B ^a   Thomassen, Y ^b   Purvis, K ^c  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^c Andrology Centre   (Norway)

Author keywords

Human; Male reproductive organs; Selenium; Seminal fluid; Zinc

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY; LIVER; LIVER LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; PROSTATE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON; SUDDEN DEATH; TESTIS; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0031692629     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.8.2172     Document Type: Article

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