Anti-Mullerian hormone as a seminal marker for spermatogenesis in non-obstructive azoospermia

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2020-2024

  Fenichel P ^a   Rey, R ^b   Poggioli, S ^a   Donzeau, M ^a   Chevallier, D ^a   Pointis, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Anti Mullerian hormone; Non obstructive azoospermia; Seminal marker; Spermatogenesis; Testicular sperm injection

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLYCOPROTEIN; GROWTH INHIBITOR; MULLERIAN INHIBITING HORMONE; MULLERIAN-INHIBITING HORMONE; TESTIS PEPTIDE HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUELLERIAN DUCT; SPERMATIC CORD; SPERMATOGENESIS; VASECTOMY; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; METABOLISM; OLIGOSPERMIA; PATHOLOGY; SPERM;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; GLYCOPROTEINS; GROWTH INHIBITORS; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; SEMEN; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTICULAR HORMONES;

EID: 0032586818     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.8.2020     Document Type: Article

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