Infertility in men: Recent advances and continuing controversies

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3443-3450

  De Kretser, D M ^a,c   Baker, H W G ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOME DELETION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NOTE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; VARICOCELE; VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 0033304938     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.84.10.3443     Document Type: Note

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