Influence of pathogens and moderate leukocytes on seminal interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, and sperm parameters

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 359-365

  Aghazarian, Artin ^a   Stancik, Igor ^a   Pflüger, Heinz ^a   Lackner, Jakob ^a  

^a Krankenhaus Hietzing mit Neurologischem Zentrum Rosenhugel   (Austria)

Author keywords

IL 6; IL 8; Moderate leukocytes; Pathogens; Sperm parameters

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CITROBACTER KOSERI; CLINICAL EVALUATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KLEBSIELLA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MORGANELLA MORGANII; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

ADULT; BACTERIA; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INTERLEUKIN-6; INTERLEUKIN-8; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

EID: 84880737882     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: 15732584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-013-0400-8     Document Type: Article

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