Germ-cell degeneration in experimental unilateral cryptorchidism: Role of apoptosis

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 9-13

  Wang, Z Q ^a   Todani, T ^a   Watanabe, Y ^a   Toki, A ^a   Ogura, K ^a   Miyamoto, O ^a   Toyoshima, T ^a   Itano, T ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cryptorchidism; Germ cells; TUNEL method

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; GERM CELL; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCROTUM; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; STAINING; TESTIS DESCENT; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CRYPTORCHIDISM; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SPERMATOCYTES; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032413793     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830050424     Document Type: Article

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