Physical activity is not related to semen quality in young healthy men

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1103-1109

  Mínguez Alarcón, Lidia ^a   Chavarro, Jorge E ^b,c   Mendiola, Jaime ^a   Gaskins, Audrey J ^b   Torres Cantero, Alberto M ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

physical activity; Semen quality parameters; Spain; young healthy men

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPAIN; SPERM QUALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS FUNCTION; ADOLESCENT; CELL SHAPE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CELL SHAPE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPAIN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908234014     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.06.032     Document Type: Article

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