A comparative study on interrelations among microelements, infection of Ureaplasma urealyticum, and male infertility

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 265-269

  Han, X D ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Chen, J X ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Male infertility; Microelements; Semen fluid; Ureaplasma urealyticum

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; IRON; MANGANESE; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 79961187159     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1014825010390205002     Document Type: Article

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