Assessment of exfoliated prostate cells in semen: Relationship with the secretory function of the prostate

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 788-793

  Andrade Rocha, Fernando Tadeu ^a,b  

^a Homero Soares Ramos Laboratory   (Brazil)

^b Semen Research Unit   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Basic science; Cytology; Prostate cells; Prostate function; Semen

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSPERMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE EPITHELIUM; PROSTATE SECRETION; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCIUM; EJACULATION; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE; ROC CURVE; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA; ZINC;

EID: 36249006984     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/9ELYPH61DBD8AXYC     Document Type: Article

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