Effect of repeated testicular biopsy on testis function and semen quality in dogs

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 740-744

  Hunt, W Lynn ^a   Foote, Robert H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Sperm motility; Sperm output; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTUM; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; DOGS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 0031424513     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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