Serum inhibin-b in fertile men is strongly correlated with low but not high sperm counts: a coordinated study of 1,797 European and US men.

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Published in Fertil Steril on February 10, 2010

Authors

Niels Jørgensen1, Fan Liu, Anna-Maria Andersson, Matti Vierula, D Stewart Irvine, Jacques Auger, Charlene K Brazil, Erma Z Drobnis, Tina K Jensen, Pierre Jouannet, James W Overstreet, J Bruce Redmon, Amy Sparks, Jorma Toppari, Christina Wang, Niels E Skakkebæk, Shanna H Swan

Author Affiliations

1: University Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. Niels.Joergensen@rh.regionh.dk

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