Normal vas deferens in fetuses with cystic fibrosis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1549-1552

  Gaillard, Dominique A ^a   Carre Pigeon, Frederique ^a   Lallemand, Aude ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; Fetal development; Infertility; Vas deferens

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0342618765     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64278-2     Document Type: Article

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