Noradrenaline and nitrite-nitrate concentrations in the contralateral testes during ipsilateral spermatic cord torsion in the presence or absence of a testis and epididymis

BJU International

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 833-836

  Tanyel, F Cahit ^a   Aydin, A ^b   Banoglu, E ^b   Isimer, A ^b   Buyukpamukcu N ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Contralateral testicular damage; Nitric oxide; Spermatic cord torsion

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITRITE; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TESTIS; TESTIS TORSION;

ANIMALS; CRYPTORCHIDISM; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; NITRATES; NITRITES; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; TESTIS;

EID: 0032901549     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1999.00024.x     Document Type: Article

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