The effect of chymotrypsin on the determination of total alpha-glucosidase activity in seminal plasma and the correlation between alpha-glucosidase level and semen parameters

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 441-446

  Xu, H R ^a,b   Lu, Jin Chun ^a,c,f   Chen, F ^a,d   Huang, Y F ^a   Yao, B ^a   Lu, N Q ^e  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Nanjing Hospital   (China)

^d NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e Jiangsu Family Planning Institute   (China)

^f NANJING GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NANJING MILITARY COMMAND   (China)

Author keywords

Alpha glucosidase; Chymotrypsin; pH; Semen volume; Sperm concentration; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; CHYMOTRYPSIN; GLUCOSE OXIDASE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; LIQUEFACTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; CHYMOTRYPSIN; HUMANS; MALE; SEMEN; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPERM MOTILITY;

EID: 79961205332     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: 15210375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01485010600822689     Document Type: Article

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