Asthenoazoospermia in patients receiving anti-tumour necrosis factor α agents [9]

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1667-

  La Montagna, G ^a   Malesci, D ^a   Buono, R ^a   Valentini, G ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; APOPTOSIS; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE REPORT; CELL VIABILITY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GERM CELL; HUMAN; LETTER; LEYDIG CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SERTOLI CELL; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGOSPERMIA; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 27444435655     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2005.038620     Document Type: Letter

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