Chlamydia trachomatis and sperm lipid peroxidation in infertile men

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-49

  Segnini, A ^b   Camejo, Maria Isabel ^a   Proverbio, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chlamydia tachomatis; Lipid peroxidation; Male infertility; Spermatoza

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MALONALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIPID MEMBRANE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; SAMPLE; SPERM;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INFERTILITY, MALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0037360778     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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