Evidence for a stimulatory role of follicle-stimulating hormone on the spermatogonial population in adult males

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 636-642

  Foresta, Carlo ^a   Bettella, Andrea ^a   Ferlin, Alberto ^a   Garolla, Andrea ^a   Rossato, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytology; Fine needle aspiration; FSH treatment; Infertility; Oligozoospermia; Testis

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; REFERENCE VALUES; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIA; SPERMATOZOA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031956137     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00008-9     Document Type: Article

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