Cremaster muscles obtained from boys with an undescended testis show significant neurological changes

BJU International

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 116-119

  Tanyel, F Cahit ^a   Erdem, S ^a   Buyukpamukcu N ^a   Tan, E ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cremaster muscle; Cryptorchidism; Hydrocele; Inguinal hernia

Indexed keywords

ISOPENTANE; LIQUID NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREMASTER MUSCLE; CRYPTORCHISM; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCELE; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE NECROSIS; MYOFIBROSIS; MYOSITIS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE PREPARATION; TISSUE SECTION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE;

EID: 0033980796     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00362.x     Document Type: Article

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