Ultrastructure of the seminiferous tubules in human testes before and after varicocelectomy

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 207, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 343-353

  Ozgur H ^a   Kaya, M ^a   Doran, S ^a   Solmaz, S ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Annulate lamellae; Testis; Ultrastructure; Varicocelectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CENTRIOLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGONIUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY;

ADULT; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; VARICOCELE;

LAMIINAE;

EID: 0347986563     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-003-0352-3     Document Type: Article

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