Significance of serum FSH levels and testicular morphology in infertile males

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 519-523

  Yaman, O ^a   Ozdiler E ^a   Seckiner I ^a   Gogus O ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS BIOPSY;

ADULT; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SERTOLI CELL TUMOR; SYNDROME; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS;

EID: 0033450949     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007171429786     Document Type: Article

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