Apoptotic frequency is increased in spermatogenic maturation arrest and hypospermatogenic states

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1791-1793

  Lin, William W ^a   Lamb, Dolores J ^a   Wheeler, Thomas M ^a   Abrams, Jacki ^a   Lipshultz, Larry I ^a   Kim, Edward D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Infertility, male; Sperm maturation; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CELL DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MORPHOMETRICS; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TESTIS BIOPSY;

EID: 0030814602     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64130-2     Document Type: Article

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