IL-6, TNFα, IL-10 in the seminal plasma of patients with bacterial male accessory gland infections after sequential therapy

Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 141-145

  La Vignera, S ^a   Calogero, A E ^a   Castiglione, R ^a   D'Agata, R ^a   Giammusso, B ^a   Condorelli, R ^a   Vicari, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Genital diseases, male; Infertility, male

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 6; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACCESSORY SEX GLAND; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PROSTATITIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHEMISTRY; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERM;

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; PROSTATITIS; SEMEN; SEMINAL VESICLES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 55749094884     PISSN: 03932249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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