Degeneration of the seminiferous epithelium with ageing is a cause of spermatoceles?

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 91-96

  Itoh, Masahiro ^a   Li, X Q ^a   Miyamoto, K ^a   Takeuchi, Y ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Efferent ducts; Epididymis; Germ cell degeneration; Rete testis; Spermatocele

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EPIDIDYMIS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETE TESTIS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SPERMATOCELE; VAS DEFERENS;

AGING; ANIMALS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; SEMINIFEROUS EPITHELIUM; SPERMATOCELE; TESTIS;

EID: 0033010807     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.1999.00152.x     Document Type: Article

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