Nutrition Research
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 82-88 , February 2009

Zinc levels in seminal plasma are associated with sperm quality in fertile and infertile men

  • Abasalt Hosseinzadeh Colagar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Science, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar 47416-95447, Iran
    • Nano and Biotechnology Research Group, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar 47416-95447, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Science, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar 47416-95447, Iran. Tel.: +98 112 5242022; fax: +98 112 5242022.
    • ,
  • Eisa Tahmasbpour Marzony

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Science, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar 47416-95447, Iran
    • Nano and Biotechnology Research Group, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar 47416-95447, Iran
    • ,
  • Mohammad Javad Chaichi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar 47416-95447, Iran
    • Nano and Biotechnology Research Group, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar 47416-95447, Iran

Received 24 September 2008 ,Revised 19 November 2008 ,Accepted 21 November 2008.

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PII: S0271-5317(08)00260-1

doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2008.11.007

Nutrition Research
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 82-88 , February 2009

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