Human seminal plasma fibrinolytic activity

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-28

  Van Dreden, Patrick ^a,b   Audrey, Carlo ^a   Aurélie, Rousseau ^a  

^a Research and Development   (France)

^b PAE Parispace 3   (France)

Author keywords

Fibrinolysis; Human seminal plasma; Plasminogen activator; Plasminogen activator inhibitor; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; LIQUEFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SEMINAL PLASMA;

ADULT; ASTHENOZOOSPERMIA; AZOOSPERMIA; BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEMEN; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEINS;

EID: 33846614232     PISSN: 00946176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-958458     Document Type: Article

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