Male accessory gland infection: Standardization of inflammatory parameters including cytokines

Andrologia

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 300-303

  Hochreiter, W W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Inflammation; Inflammatory parameters; Male accessory glands; White blood cells

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE ACCESSORY GLAND INFECTION; MALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATHOGENESIS; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; STANDARDIZATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

CYTOKINES; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE;

EID: 0242329714     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0272.2003.00567.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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