Effect of folic acid and zinc sulphate on endocrine parameters and seminal antioxidant level after varicocelectomy

Andrologia

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 240-245

  Nematollahi Mahani, S N ^a   Azizollahi, G H ^a,b   Baneshi, M R ^c   Safari, Z ^d   Azizollahi, S ^d  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Varicocele; Zinc sulphate

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN A; NITRIC OXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTOSTERONE; ZINC SULFATE; ANTIOXIDANT; INHIBIN; INHIBIN B;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECTS; INFERTILITY, MALE; METABOLISM; SPERM;

ANTIOXIDANTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLIC ACID; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INHIBINS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; SEMEN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTOSTERONE; VARICOCELE; ZINC SULFATE;

EID: 84896846219     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/and.12067     Document Type: Article

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