Zinc deficiency in men with Crohn's disease may contribute to poor sperm function and male infertility

Andrologia

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 337-341

  El Tawil, A M ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Spermatogenesis; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CROHN DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GONAD FUNCTION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LEYDIG CELL; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; OLIGOSPERMIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

CROHN DISEASE; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SPERMATOZOA; ZINC;

EID: 0346216970     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0303-4569.2003.00588.x     Document Type: Article

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