Characterization of plasma inhibin forms in fertile and infertile men

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1047-1054

  Robertson, David M ^a   Stephenson, T ^a   McLachlan, R I ^a  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Inhibi subunit inhibin B pro C spermatogenic failure total inhibitin ELISA

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HORMONE PRECURSOR; INHIBIN; INHIBIN A; INHIBIN B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELUTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FERTILITY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOADSORPTION; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFERTILITY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OLIGOSPERMIA; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY;

EID: 0037722685     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg225     Document Type: Article

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