Immunohistochemical detection of immature Sertoli cell markers in testicular tissue of infertile adult men: A preliminary study

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 122-128

  Steger, K ^a   Rey, R ^a   Kliesch, S ^c   Louis, F ^b   Schleicher, G ^d   Bergmann, M ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITÄT HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d Inst F Padiatrische Endokrinol U   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anti Mullerian hormone; Cytokeratin; Human testis; Immunohistochemistry; Mixed atrophy; Sertoli cell only syndrome; Spermatogenic arrest; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; CYTOKERATIN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS; TESTIS BIOPSY;

EID: 0029952181     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.1996.tb00448.x     Document Type: Article

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