Serum and semen prostate specific antigen concentrations are different in young spinal cord injured men compared to normal controls

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-91

  Lynne, Charles M ^a   Aballa, Teodoro C ^a   Wang, Tang J ^a   Rittenhouse, Harry G ^a   Ferrell, Sean M ^a   Brackett, Nancy L ^a  

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Author keywords

Fertility; Prostate specific antigen; Semen; Spermatozoa; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE SECRETION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0032824363     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199907000-00022     Document Type: Article

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