Hypothyroidism has an adverse effect on human spermatogenesis: A prospective, controlled study

Thyroid

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1255-1259

  Krassas, Gerasimos E ^a   Papadopoulou, Fotini ^a   Tziomalos, Kostas ^a   Zeginiadou, Theodosia ^b   Pontikides, Nikolaos ^a  

^a PANAGIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b Euromedica   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE; FRUCTOSE; LEVOTHYROXINE;

ACID PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUTHYROIDISM; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; THYROXINE;

EID: 57449113412     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2008.0257     Document Type: Article

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