Protein synthesis and secretion by the rat seminiferous tubule in vivo not affected by experimental varicocele

Journal of Urology

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1881-1887

  Turner, Terry T ^a,b   Miller, David W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

rats; seminiferous tubules; testis; varicocele

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0029951205     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65558-7     Document Type: Article

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