Correlation of testicular sperm extraction with morphological, biophysical and endocrine profiles in men with azoospermia due to primary gonadal failure

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 3066-3074

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

^a JESSOP HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Sperm extraction; Testis pathology

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; BIOPHYSICS; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; OCCUPATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS SIZE;

EID: 0031754009     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.11.3066     Document Type: Article

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