Current status of reproductive function in Japanese fertile men: International collaborative project on a study of partners of pregnant women

International Journal of Andrology, Supplement

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 54-56

  Baba, Katsuyuki ^a   Nishida, Takayasu ^a   Yoshiike, Miki ^a   Nozawa, Shiari ^a   Hoshino, Takao ^a   Iwamoto, Teruaki ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japanese fertile men; Reproductive function

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0034109032     PISSN: 13504908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.2000.00013.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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