Effect of Bu-zhong-yi-qi-tang on seminal plasma cytokine levels in patients with idiopathic male infertility

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-14

  Furuya, Y ^a   Akashi, T ^a   Fuse, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Herbal medicine; Interleukin; Male infertility; Soluble Fas

Indexed keywords

BU ZHONG YI QI TANG; CYTOKINE; FAS ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD95; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; INTERLEUKIN-8; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY;

EID: 79961206350     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01485010490250515     Document Type: Article

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