Standardization and quality control for determination of fructose in seminal plasma

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 207-213

  Lu, Jin Chun ^a,b,f   Chen, Fang ^a,c   Xu, Hui Ru ^a,d   Huang, Yu Feng ^a,f   Lu, Nian Qing ^e  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Nanjing Hospital   (China)

^c NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e Jiangsu Family Planning Institute   (China)

^f NANJING GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NANJING MILITARY COMMAND   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHYMOTRYPSIN; FRUCTOSE; SPERM ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATORY DUCT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FREEZING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; THAWING;

CENTRIFUGATION; CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; CHYMOTRYPSIN; DRUG STABILITY; FRUCTOSE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY CONTROL; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33947196478     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.106.001552     Document Type: Article

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