Levels of interferon α and γ in seminal plasma of normozoospermic, oligozoospermic, and azoospermic men

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 211-214

  Fujisawa, M ^a,b   Fujioka, H ^a   Tatsumi, N ^a   Inaba, Y ^a   Okada, H ^a   Arakawa, S ^a   Kamidono, S ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Interferon c; Interferon ; Male infertility; Seminal plasma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 80052122449     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01485019808987944     Document Type: Article

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