Clinical analysis of patients with azoospermia factor deletions by microdissection testicular sperm extraction

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 76-81

  Tsujimura, Akira ^a   Matsumiya, Kiyomi ^a   Takao, Tetsuya ^a   Miyagawa, Yasushi ^a   Koga, Minoru ^b   Takeyama, Masami ^b   Fujioka, Hideki ^c   Okuyama, Akihiko ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Osaka Central Hospital   (Japan)

^c OSAKA POLICE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Azoospermic factor; Microdissection testicular sperm extraction; Non obstructive azoospermia; Spermatozoa retrieval rate

Indexed keywords

AZOOSPERMIA FACTOR; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICRODISSECTION; MICRODISSECTION TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION;

DISSECTION; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEINS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 1642564371     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0105-6263.2003.00450.x     Document Type: Article

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