The effect of toxoplasmosis on the level of some sex hormones in males blood donors in Baghdad

Journal of Parasitic Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 393-400

  Zghair, Khawla Hori ^a   AL Qadhi, Ban Nori ^a   Mahmood, Suhad Hasan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Free testosterone hormone; Total testosterone hormone; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEROPREVALENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 84940446503     PISSN: 09717196     EISSN: 09750703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12639-013-0382-6     Document Type: Article

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