Evaluating spermatogenesis using semen: The biology of emission tells why reporting total sperm per sample is important, and why reporting only number of sperm per milliliter is irrational

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 623-625

  Amann, Rupert P ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; EJACULATION; HUMAN; MALE FERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS FUNCTION; URETHRA;

EJACULATION; HUMANS; MALE; SEMEN; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 71949122975     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.108.006809     Document Type: Editorial

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