Ureaplasma urealyticum in male infertility in Jilin province, north-east China, and its relationship with sperm morphology

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-40

  Zhang, Z H ^a   Zhang, H G ^a   Dong, Y ^a   Han, R R ^a   Dai, R L ^a   Liu, Rui Zhi ^a,b  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Basic Medical College   (China)

Author keywords

Male infertility; Seminal leucocytes; Sperm morphology; Ureaplasma urealyticum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTE STRUCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; UREAPLASMA INFECTION; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 79952947613     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323001103900104     Document Type: Article

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