Evaluation of serum testosterone, progesterone, seminal antisperm antibody, and fructose levels among Jordanian males with a history of infertility

Biochemistry Research International

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Hamad, Abdul Wahab R ^a   Al Daghistani, Hala I ^a   Abdel Dayem, Muna ^b   Al Swaifi, Mohammad ^b   Abu Zaid, Mohammad ^b  

^a AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b Medical Laboratories   (Jordan)

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EID: 79251536837     PISSN: 20902247     EISSN: 20902255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/409640     Document Type: Article

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