Immunomodulatory 7-hydroxylated metabolites of dehydroepiandrosterone are present in human semen

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 273-276

  Hampl, R ^a   Hill, M ^a   Sterzl I ^a   Starka L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

7 Hydroxy dehydroepiandrosterone; Dehydroepiandrosterone; Seminal fluid

Indexed keywords

ETHER; PRASTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EVAPORATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; ISOMER; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEMINAL PLASMA; STEROID HYDROXYLATION;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADULT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEMEN;

EID: 0034739781     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(00)00175-8     Document Type: Article

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