Candida albicans and filtrates interfere with human spermatozoal motility and alter the ultrastructure of spermatozoa: An in vitro study

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 421-429

  Tian, Yong Hong ^a   Xiong, Jin Wen ^b   Hu, Lian ^a   Huang, Dong Hui ^a   Xiong, Cheng Liang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Hubei Provincial Corps Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Male infertility; Sperm; Sperm motility; Spermatozoal ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FILTRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 34548642280     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2006.00734.x     Document Type: Article

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