Minor sperm abnormalities in young male post-pubertal patients with juvenile dermatomyositis

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1142-1147

  Moraes, A J P ^a   Pereira, R M R ^a   Cocuzza, M ^a   Casemiro, R ^a   Saito, O ^a   Silva, Clovis A A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gonad; Hormone; Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy; Juvenile dermatomyositis; Male post puberty; Sperm

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CHLOROQUINE; COLCHICINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; SPERM ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; OLIGOASTHENOTERATOZOOSPERMIA; PREPUBERTY; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TERATOZOOSPERMIA; TESTIS SIZE; UROLOGIC EXAMINATION;

EID: 62749166983     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2008001200016     Document Type: Article

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