Influence of urogenital infection on sperm function.
Male accessory sex gland infections are considered to be hazards to male fertility. Various pathophysiologic concepts have evolved from experimental and clinical studies that begin to explain the effects of bacteria and immunologic events on spermatozoa. Recent studies have identified and evaluated mediators that are responsible for specific molecular processes in infections that particularly affect the function of spermatozoa.
Diemer
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Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago 60612-7342, USA. tdiemer@uic.edu
Ludwig
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Huwe
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Hales
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Weidner
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D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013084:Sperm-Ovum Interactions; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000502:physiology*
D016207:Cytokines