Normal and varicocele testis in adolescents

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 259-262

  Santoro, G ^a,b   Romeo, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Seminiferous tubules; Testis; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL ADHESION; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAMINA PROPRIA; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SURGERY; TESTIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VARICOCELE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; TALIN; TESTIS; VARICOCELE; VINCULIN;

EID: 0035669977     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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