Possible mechanisms for epididymal sparing during testicular ischemia

Urology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 435-439

  Kristo, Blaine A ^a   Palmer, Jeffrey S ^a   Cromie, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TESTIS TORSION;

ANIMALS; EPIDIDYMIS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032952896     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(98)00476-2     Document Type: Article

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