Treatment of asthenozoospermia with zinc sulphate: Andrological, immunological and obstetric outcome

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 179-184

  Omu, Alexander E ^a   Dashti, Hussein ^a   Al Othman, Saed ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Asthenozoospermia; Immunity; Pregnancy; Spermatozoa; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 4; SPERM ANTIBODY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC METABOLISM;

EID: 0032144825     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(97)00262-5     Document Type: Article

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