Quantitative analysis of testicular interstitial fibrosis after vasectomy in humans

Aktuelle Urologie

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 262-264

  Shiraishi, Koji ^a   Takihara, H ^a   Naito, K ^b  

^a Onoda City Hospital   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fibrosis; Human; Testis; Vasectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAINING; TESTICULAR INTERSTITIAL FIBROSIS; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS INJURY; TISSUE SECTION; VASECTOMY; VASOVASOSTOMY;

ADULT; BIOPSY; FIBROSIS; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPERMATOGENESIS; STAINING AND LABELING; TESTIS; VASECTOMY; VASOVASOSTOMY;

EID: 0042834155     PISSN: 00017868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-41612     Document Type: Conference Paper

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