The treatment with tranilast, a mast cell blocker, for idiopathic oligozoospermia

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 107-111

  Hibi, H ^a   Kato, K ^a   Mitsui, K ^a   Taki, T ^a   Yamada, Y ^a   Honda, N ^a   Fukatsu, H ^a   Yamamoto, M ^a  

^a AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mast cell blocker; Oligozoospermia; Tranilast

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TRANILAST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG MECHANISM; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MAST CELL; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTHRANILIC ACIDS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MAST CELLS; OLIGOSPERMIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 79961133952     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014850101316901307     Document Type: Article

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