Gonadal function in male patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 476-481

  Nukumizu, L A ^a   Saad, C Gonçalves ^a   Ostensen, M ^b   Almeida, B P ^a   Cocuzza, M ^a   Goncalves C ^a   Saito, O ^a   Bonfa E ^a   Silva, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; SPERM ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONAD FUNCTION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS; UROLOGIC EXAMINATION; VARICOCELE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TESTIS; VARICOCELE;

EID: 84869411985     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009742.2012.688218     Document Type: Article

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