Evaluation of serum and seminal levels of prostate specific antigen in men with spinal cord injury

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 6 I, 2004, Pages 2230-2232

  Alexandrino, Antonio Paulo ^a   Rodrigues, Marco Aurélio F ^a   Matsuo, Tiemi ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Prostate specific antigen; Semen; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 2442623310     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000125241.77517.10     Document Type: Article

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