Serum inhibin B and follicle-stimulating hormone levels as markers in the evaluation of azoospermic men: A comparison

Andrologia

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 173-179

  Halder, Ashutosh ^a   Fauzdar, A ^a   Kumar, A ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Inhibin B; Nonobstructive azoospermia

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; INHIBIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROPARTICLE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; SPERMATOGENESIS; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PATHOLOGY; TESTIS;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INHIBINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGOSPERMIA; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33644646978     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2005.00677.x     Document Type: Article

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