Alteration of Sertoli cell differentiation in the presence of carcinoma in situ in human testes

Journal of Urology

Volumn 160, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1894-1898

  Kliesch, Sabine ^a   Behre, Hermann M ^b   Hertle, Lothar ^b   Bergmann, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Carcinoma in situ; Human testis; Sertoli cell differentiation; Testis tumor

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN;

ARTICLE; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INTERACTION; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS CARCINOMA; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0003937391     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)62439-X     Document Type: Article

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