Germ cell transplantation: A potential treatment of severe testicular failure

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 262-265

  Cozzolino, David J ^a   Lamb, Dolores J ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Germ Cell; Male Infertility; Mouse Testis; Rete Testis; Seminiferous Tubule

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIA; TESTIS;

EID: 0034584776     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-000-0005-5     Document Type: Article

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