Inhibin B and FSH as markers of Sertoli cell function in impaired spermatogenesis

Endokrynologia Polska

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 695-698

  Mȩdraś, Marek ^a,b   Trzmiel Bira, Anna ^a   Jóźków, Paweł ^b   Terpiłowski, Łukasz ^c   Zagocka, Ewa ^d   Sicińska Werner, Teresa ^e  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

^c Regional Hospital   (Poland)

^d Male Infertility Diagnostic Centre   (Poland)

^e Regional Medical Centre   (Poland)

Author keywords

FSH; Idiopathic oligozoospermia; Inhibin B; Sertoli cell; Sperm count

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INHIBINS; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA;

EID: 78649999621     PISSN: 0423104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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