Alterations of seminal and hormonal parameters: An extrahepatic manifestation of HCV infection?

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 3073-3076

  Durazzo, Marilena ^a   Premoli, Alberto ^a   Di Bisceglie, Cataldo ^b   Bertagna, Angela ^b   Fagà, Emmanuel ^a   Biroli, Giampaolo ^a   Manieri, Chiara ^b   Bo, Simona ^a   Pagano, Gianfranco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiviral treatment; Extrahepatic manifestations; HCV hepatitis; Seminal parameters

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B; PROLACTIN; RIBAVIRIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 33744513191     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3073     Document Type: Article

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