Spermatogenesis and spectral echo-colour Doppler traces from the main testicular artery

BJU International

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 903-908

  Biagiotti, G ^a   Cavallini, G ^a,b   Modenini, F ^a   Vitali, G ^a   Gianaroli, L ^a  

^a Reproductive Medicine Unit   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

End diastolic velocity; Male infertility; Peak systolic velocity; Resistive index; Testicular arteries echo colour Doppler

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ACCESSORY SEX GLAND; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTERY; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PATERNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SYSTOLE; TESTIS; VARICOCELE; BLOOD; ECHOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ARTERIES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SYSTOLE; TESTIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0036885125     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2002.03033.x     Document Type: Article

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