Unaltered protein pattern/genital tract secretion marker levels in seminal plasma of highly viscous human ejaculates

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-35

  Carpino, A ^a   Siciliano, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fructose; Protein pattern; Semen; Zinc; glucosidase

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE SECRETION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 79961183904     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01485019808988543     Document Type: Article

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