Correlation of testicular pathology and sperm extraction in azoospermic men with ejaculated spermatids detected by immunofluorescent localization

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 3061-3065

  Ezeh, U I O ^a   Martin, M ^b   Cooke, I D ^a   Moore, H D M ^a,b  

^a JESSOP HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Ejaculated spermatids; Sperm extraction; Testicular pathology

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; FOLLITROPIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ACROSOME; ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS SIZE;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 0031751835     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.11.3061     Document Type: Article

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