The semen quality of the mobile phone users

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 970-974

  Rago, R ^a   Salacone, P ^a   Caponecchia, L ^a   Sebastianelli, A ^a   Marcucci, I ^a   Calogero, A E ^b   Condorelli, R ^b   Vicari, E ^b   Morgia, G ^b   Favilla, V ^b   Cimino, S ^b   Arcoria, A F ^b   La Vignera, S ^b  

^a SANTA MARIA GORETTI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mobile phone; Semen quality; Users

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMATIN; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOBILE PHONE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; CLOTHING; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

EID: 84891700961     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: 17208386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3275/8996     Document Type: Article

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