Seminal elastase-inhibitor complex, a marker of genital tract inflammation, and negative IVF outcome measures: Role for a silent inflammation?

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 368-374

  Zorn, Branko ^a   Virant Klun, Irma ^a   Vidmar, Gaj ^b   Sešek Briški, Alenka ^a   Kolbezen, Mojca ^a   Meden Vrtovec, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Embryos; In vitro fertilization; Infertile couples; Seminal elastase inhibitor complex

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE; ELASTASE INHIBITOR; SEMINAL ELASTASE INHIBITOR COMPLEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; COMPLEX FORMATION; EMBRYO CULTURE; ENZYME INHIBITION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMINAL PLASMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ENZYME INHIBITORS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN;

EID: 10844250293     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2004.00500.x     Document Type: Article

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