Assessment of germ-cell kinetics in the testes of patients with varicocele using image analysis of immunostained proliferating cell nuclear antigen

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 769-771

  Tanaka, H ^a   Fujisawa, M ^a   Okada, H ^a   Arakawa, S ^a   Kamidono, S ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA synthesis; Proliferating cell nuclear antigen; Spermatogenesis; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0030410837     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1996.19619.x     Document Type: Article

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