Physical analysis of ejaculate to evaluate the secretory activity of the seminal vesicles and prostate

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1203-1210

  Andrade Rocha, Fernando Tadeu ^a,b  

^a Semen Research Unit   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Pathophysiology; Physiology; Prostate; Semen physical characteristics; Seminal vesicles

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE PROSTATE ISOENZYME; CALCIUM; FRUCTOSE; PHOSPHATE; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; LIQUEFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE DISEASE; ROC CURVE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL VESICLE DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISCOSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEMEN; SEMINAL VESICLES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 27744451633     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14346621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2005.208     Document Type: Article

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