Sialic acid in semen of normozoospermic men

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 97-101

  Du Toit, D ^a,c   Bornman, M S ^a   Fourie, M H ^a   Aneck Hahn, N H ^a   Pitout, M J ^b  

^a STEVE BIKO ACADEMIC HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Pyruvate; Sialic acid; Sialidase; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

N ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID; SIALIC ACID;

ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 79961195163     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01485019808987951     Document Type: Article

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