Effects of the herbal medicine hochuekkito on semen parameters and seminal plasma cytokine levels (TNF-α., IL-6, RANTES) in idiopathic male infertility

Journal of Traditional Medicines

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 6-9

  Akashi, Takuya ^a   Watanabe, Akihiko ^a   Morii, Akihiro ^a   Mizuno, Ichiro ^a   Fuse, Hideki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

cytokine; herbal medicine; male infertility; seminal plasma

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955455365     PISSN: 18801447     EISSN: 18813747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11339/jtm.25.6     Document Type: Article

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