Angiotensin II in human seminal fluid

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1345-1349

  O'Mahony, Orla A ^a   Djahanbahkch, O ^a   Mahmood, T ^a   Puddefoot, J R ^a   Vinson, G P ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Blood; Human; Seminal fluid

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PLASMA; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM;

EID: 0034128499     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.6.1345     Document Type: Article

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