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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 43, 1999 - Issue 3
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Research Article

BROMOCRIPTINE FOR INFERTILE MALES WITH MILD HYPERPROLACTINEMIA: HORMONAL AND SPERMATOGENIC EFFECTS

K. Nishimura Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School and Osaka Central Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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K. Matsumiya Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School and Osaka Central Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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N. Tsuboniwa Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School and Osaka Central Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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M. Yamanaka Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School and Osaka Central Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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M. Koga Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School and Osaka Central Hospital, Osaka, Japan; Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School and Osaka Central Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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H. Miura Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School and Osaka Central Hospital, Osaka, Japan; Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School and Osaka Central Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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A. Tsujimura Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School and Osaka Central Hospital, Osaka, Japan; Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School and Osaka Central Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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K. Uchida Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School and Osaka Central Hospital, Osaka, Japan; Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School and Osaka Central Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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N. Kondoh Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School and Osaka Central Hospital, Osaka, Japan; Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School and Osaka Central Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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M. Kitamura Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School and Osaka Central Hospital, Osaka, Japan; Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School and Osaka Central Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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A. Okuyama Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School and Osaka Central Hospital, Osaka, Japan; Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School and Osaka Central Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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