Semen analysis in young men with varicocele: Preliminary study

Journal of Urology

Volumn 156, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 788-790

  Paduch, Dariusz A ^a,b   Niedzielski, Jerzy ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Spermatogenesis; Testis; Ultrasonography; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; VARICOCELE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0030211294     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)65816-6     Document Type: Article

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