The relevance of neutral α-glucosidase activity in andrology

Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 116-119

  Levrant, Seth ^a   Watanabe, Marisela ^b   Land, Spencer ^c   Sauer, Ruben ^a,d   Jeyendran, Rajasingam S ^a,e  

^a Partners in Reproductive Health   (United States)

^b Andrology Laboratory Services Inc   (United States)

^c WEISS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PERINATOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Cryptozoospermia; NAG; Neutral glucosidase; Normozoospermia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE;

ANDROLOGY; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORPHOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 67650945463     PISSN: 19396368     EISSN: 19396368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19396360902801935     Document Type: Article

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