Detection of Ureaplasma urealyticum in semen of infertile men by PCR

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 3960-3963

  Zeighami, Habib ^a   Peerayeh, Shahin Najar ^b   Safarlu, Maryam ^c  

^a Azad University   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Infertility; PCR; Semen; Sperm; Ureaplasma urealyticum

Indexed keywords

UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 36849054471     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.3960.3963     Document Type: Article

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