Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: Seminal markers of inflammation

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 82-85

  Ludwig, Martin ^a   Vidal, Andreas ^a   Diemer, Thorsten ^a   Pabst, Wolfgang ^a   Failing, Klaus ^a   Weidner, Wolfgang ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome; Peroxidase positive leukocytes; PMN elastase; Semen

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; PEROXIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PROSTATE; PROSTATITIS; SECRETION; SPERM;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC PAIN; PEROXIDASE; PROSTATE; PROSTATITIS; SEMEN;

EID: 0242383872     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-003-0330-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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