Seminal plasma zinc level may be associated with the effect of cigarette smoking on sperm parameters

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 923-928

  Liu, R ^a,b   Gao, J C ^b   Zhang, H G ^a   Wang, R X ^a,b   Zhang, Z H ^a,b   Liu, X Y ^a  

^a First Hospital   (China)

^b Basic Medical College   (China)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking; Male infertility; Seminal plasma zinc; Sperm parameters

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL PH; CELL STRUCTURE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM PARAMETERS; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; INFERTILITY, MALE; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SMOKING; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SEMEN; SMOKING; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; YOUNG ADULT; ZINC;

EID: 77954793747     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323001003800318     Document Type: Article

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