Academic Journal
Serum inhibin B as a marker of spermatogenesis
| العنوان: | Serum inhibin B as a marker of spermatogenesis |
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| المؤلفون: | Frank H. Pierik, Jan T. M. Vreeburg, Theo Stijnen, Frank H. De Jong, Robertus F. A. Weber |
| المساهمون: | The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives |
| المصدر: | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/8902/9745412.pdf. |
| سنة النشر: | 1998 |
| المجموعة: | CiteSeerX |
| الوصف: | Inhibin B is produced by Sertoli cells, provides negative feedback on FSH secretion, and may prove to be an important marker for the functioning of seminiferous tubules. The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between the spermatogenic function of the testis of subfertile men and the plasma concentrations of inhibin B and FSH. These parameters were estimated in a group of 218 subfertile men. Serum inhibin B levels were closely correlated with the serum FSH levels (r 5 20.78, P, 0.001), confirming the role of inhibin B as feedback signal for FSH production. The spermatogenic function of the testis was evaluated by deter-mining testicular volume and total sperm count. Inhibin B levels were significantly correlated with the total sperm count and testicular volume (r 5 0.54 and r 5 0.63, respectively; P, 0.001). |
| نوع الوثيقة: | text |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| Relation: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.629.5822; http://repub.eur.nl/pub/8902/9745412.pdf |
| الاتاحة: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.629.5822 http://repub.eur.nl/pub/8902/9745412.pdf |
| Rights: | Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.3C4E03A4 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
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