Novel concepts in male infertility

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-15

  Esteves, Sandro C ^a   Agarwal, Ashok ^b  

^a Androfert   (Brazil)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive techniques; Azoospermia; Evidence based medicine; Male infertility; Semen; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

AZOOSPERMIA; GENETICS; HUMAN; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATERNAL AGE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPERM RETRIEVAL; VARICOCELE; Y CHROMOSOME;

AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATERNAL AGE; SPERM RETRIEVAL; VARICOCELE;

EID: 79955907458     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: 16776119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-55382011000100002     Document Type: Review

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