Seminal quality in the first fraction of ejaculate

Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 113-116

  Hebles, María ^a   Dorado, Monica ^b   Gallardo, Miguel ^b   González Martínez, Mercedes ^b   Sánchez Martín, Pacual ^a  

^a Assisted Reproduction Centre   (Spain)

^b Clinica Ginemed   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ejaculate; Fraction; Improvement; Seminal parameters; Sperm DNA fragmentation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE SECRETION; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERM; SPERM QUALITY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ADULT; EJACULATION; METABOLISM; OLIGOSPERMIA; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTATE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; STANDARDS;

ADULT; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EJACULATION; HUMANS; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PROSTATE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL VESICLES; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84925362404     PISSN: 19396368     EISSN: 19396376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/19396368.2014.999390     Document Type: Article

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