Semen quality and reproductive hormone levels in men from Southern Spain

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-10

  Fernandez, M F ^a   Duran, I ^a   Olea, N ^a   Avivar, C ^b   Vierula, M ^c   Toppari, J ^c   Skakkebaek N E ^d   Jorgensen N ^d  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

^b Hospital Poniente El Ejido   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d University Department of Growth and Reproduction   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Normal men; Reproductive hormones; Semen quality; Spain; Sperm concentration

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; HORMONE; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER RISK; CELL STRUCTURE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIFESTYLE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPAIN; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; TESTIS CANCER; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; SEMEN; SPAIN;

EID: 84855670527     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2010.01131.x     Document Type: Article

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