Pathophysiology of clinical varicoceles in infertile men

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 113-115

  Cockett, Abraham T K ^a   Takihara, Hiroshi ^a,b   Iwamura, Masatsugu ^a,c   Koshiba, Ken ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Onoda City General Hospital   (Japan)

^c KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Infertility; Sperm motility; Surgery; Testicular volume; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SHORT SURVEY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS SIZE; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0031958191     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1998.tb00256.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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