Detection of adeno-associated virus in human semen: Does viral infection play a role in the pathogenesis of male infertility?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 814-816

  Rohde, Volker ^a,b   Erles, Kerstin ^a,b   Sattler, Hans Peter ^a,b   Derouet, Harry ^a,b   Wullich, Bernd ^c   Schlehofer, Jörg R ^a,b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Adeno associated virus; Human papillomavirus; Male infertility; Semen

Indexed keywords

ADENO ASSOCIATED VIRUS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMIOGRAM; VIRUS INFECTION; WART VIRUS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; DEPENDOVIRUS; DNA, VIRAL; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PARVOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; SEMEN;

EID: 0032752207     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(99)00363-5     Document Type: Article

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