Advancement in biochemical assays in andrology

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 45-51

  Schill, Wolf Bernhard ^a,b   Henkel, Ralf ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological markers; Male genital diseases; Male infertility; Sex gland secretion; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ACROSIN; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FRUCTOSE; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

CHROMATIN; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTATE; REVIEW; SECRETION; SPERMATOZOON;

ACROSIN; ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHROMATIN; FRUCTOSE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; MALE; PROSTATE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0033140227     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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