Markers of semen inflammation: Supplementary semen analysis?

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 2-10

  La Vignera, Sandro ^a   Condorelli, Rosita A ^a   Vicari, Enzo ^a   Tumino, Dario ^a   Morgia, Giuseppe ^a   Favilla, Vincenzo ^a   Cimino, Sebastiano ^a   Calogero, Aldo E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Male accessory gland infections; Male infertility

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARNITINE; CYTOKINE; ELASTASE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLYCEROPHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 6 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 8; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITION FACTOR; MALONALDEHYDE; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR ELASTASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MALE ACCESSORY GLAND INFECTION; MALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

INFLAMMATION; MALE ACCESSORY GLAND INFECTIONS; MALE INFERTILITY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELLULAR MICROENVIRONMENT; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MALE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 84887022190     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: 18727603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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