Cryptorchidism - Aspects of pathogenesis, histology and treatment

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology, Supplement

Volumn 32, Issue 196, 1998, Pages 42-54

  Cortes, Dina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CRYPTORCHISM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; KARYOTYPE; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; ORCHIDOPEXY; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFANT; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TESTIS; TESTIS TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS;

EID: 0031947758     PISSN: 03008886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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