Estrogen metabolism and impaired spermatogenesis in germ cell tumors of the testis

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1289-1295

  Nakazumi, Hisayoshi ^a   Sasano, Hironobu ^a   Maehara, Ikuo ^a   Ozaki, Masahiko ^c   Tezuka, Fumiaki ^b   Orikasa, Seiichi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NIPPON KAYAKU CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME RELEASE; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; JAPAN; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NON SEMINOMATOUS GERMINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINOMA; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AROMATASE; ESTROGENS; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS;

EID: 0029914966     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.3.1289     Document Type: Article

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