Relation between immunosuppressive PGE2 and IL-10 to pro-inflammatory IL-6 in seminal plasma of infertile and fertile men

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 111-116

  Camejo, María Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

IL 10; IL 6; Male infertility; PGE2; Seminal plasma

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 6; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; NIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SEMINAL PLASMA;

EID: 79961196562     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01485010390129232     Document Type: Article

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