Evaluation of reproductive functions in male adolescents following renal transplantation

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 697-700

  Koyun, Mustafa ^a   Baysal, Yunus Emre ^a   Usta, Mustafa Faruk ^a   Akman, Sema ^a   Güven, Ayfer Gür ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Renal transplant; Reproductive functions; Spermiogram

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; AZOOSPERMIA; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORINE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PREDNISONE; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS; UREMIA;

EID: 68849115805     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2008.01052.x     Document Type: Article

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