Unilateral testicular torsion: Protective effect of verapamil on contralateral testicular histology

Urologia Internationalis

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 159-163

  Sarica, Kemal ^a   Bakir, Kemal ^a   Yagci, Faruk ^a   Erbaǧci, Ahmet ^a   Topcu, Oǧuzkan ^a   Uysal, Okan ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Histology; Testicular torsion; Tubular diameter; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; HISTOLOGY; ISCHEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TESTIS TORSION; TIME;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; TESTIS; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 0032876218     PISSN: 00421138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000030382     Document Type: Article

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