Clinical significance of EGF and EGFR expression changes in cryptorchid boys

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 255-258

  Yang, Guo Sheng ^a   Lu, Ren Kang ^b   Chen, Zhao Dian ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b WANNAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Epidermal growth factor; Epidermal growth factor receptor

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; ORCHIDOPEXY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TESTIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;

EID: 0036963128     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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