A stereological study of the effects of experimental inguinal cryptorchidism and subsequent orchiopexy on spermatogenesis in adult monkeys

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 180-186

  Zhang, R D ^a   Peng, B ^a   Deng, X Z ^a   Wan, Y ^a   Yang, Zheng Wei ^a  

^a AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NORTH SICHUAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Epididymis; Inguinal; Monkey; Orchiopexy; Spermatogenesis; Stereology; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM; GERM CELL; MALE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; ORCHIDOPEXY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPERMATOZOON; STEREOMETRY; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CRYPTORCHIDISM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPIDIDYMIS; INGUINAL CANAL; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 0038797888     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.2003.00416.x     Document Type: Article

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