Sirolimus may reduce fertility in male renal transplant recipients

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1471-1479

  Zuber, J ^a,b   Anglicheau, D ^a,b   Elie, C ^a,b   Bererhi, L ^a   Timsit, M O ^a,b   Mamzer Bruneel, M F ^a   Ciroldi, M ^a,b   Martinez, F ^a   Snanoudj, R ^a   Hiesse, C ^a,b   Kreis, H ^a,b   Eustache, F ^a,b   Laborde, K ^a,b   Thervet, E ^a,b   Legendre, C ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Renal transplantation; Reproductive endocrinology and infertility; Sirolimus

Indexed keywords

RAPAMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFERTILITY, MALE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SIROLIMUS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 47249138206     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02267.x     Document Type: Article

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