Effects of treatment with carnitines in infertile patients with prostato-vesiculo-epididymitis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2338-2342

  Vicari, E ^a   Calogero, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carnitines; Leucocytospermia; Prostato vesiculo epididymitis; Reactive oxygen species; Sperm parameters

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCARNITINE; ANTIOXIDANT; CARNITINE; CARNITINE DERIVATIVE; DOXYCYCLINE; LEVACECARNINE; OFLOXACIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIDIDYMIS; EPIDIDYMITIS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; MALE INFERTILITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PROSTATITIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL VESICLE DISEASE; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0035155361     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/16.11.2338     Document Type: Article

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