Effect of experimental varicocele on structure and function of epididymis in adolescent rats

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 108-112

  Zhang, Qiu Yang ^a   Qiu, Shu Dong ^a   Ma, Xiao Nian ^b   Yu, He Ming ^c   Wu, Yan Wan ^c  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Hospital No 402   (China)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY PLANNING   (China)

Author keywords

Adolescent rat; Alpha glucosidase; Epididymis; Experimental varicocele; L carnitine; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; CARNITINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL GRANULE; CELL ORGANELLE; COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; EPIDIDYMIS; EPIDIDYMIS BIOPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTERSTITIUM; KIDNEY VEIN; LYSOSOME; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROVILLUS; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SPERM; TISSUE DEGENERATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VARICOCELE; VEIN LIGATION;

ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ANIMALS; CARNITINE; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0037867874     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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