The decline of fertility in male uremic patients is correlated with low expression of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator protein (CFTR) in human sperm

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 340-348

  Xu, Hui Ming ^a   Li, Hong Ge ^b   Xu, Long Gen ^c   Zhang, Jun Rong ^a   Chen, Wen Ying ^b   Shi, Qi Xian ^b  

^a Zhejiang Family Planning Research Institute   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^c Jiulisong Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

CFTR; fertility; renal transplant; sperm; uremia

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SPERM; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UREMIA;

EID: 84862957209     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der403     Document Type: Article

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