Diurnal variation of semen quality in human males

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 106-109

  Cagnacci, A ^a,b   Maxia, N ^b   Volpe, A ^b  

^a Clinica Ostetrica and Ginecologia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Fertility; Humans; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTURBATION; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0032957530     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.1.106     Document Type: Article

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