L-carnitine fumarate, L-acetyl-carnitine and other components in male infertility: A pilot study of nutraceutics on sperm motility

Journal of Andrological Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-33

  Lombardo, F ^a   Lupini, C ^a   Fiducia, M ^a   Marchetti, L ^a   Pallotti, F ^a   Koverech, A ^a   Gandini, L ^a   Lenzi, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

L carnitine; Male infertility; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956997086     PISSN: 20353901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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