Differentiating between primary and secondary Sertoli-cell-only syndrome by histologic and hormonal parameters

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1856-1858

  Weller, Orna ^a   Yogev, Leah ^a,b   Yavetz, Haim ^a   Paz, Gedalia ^a   Kleiman, Sandra ^a   Hauser, Ron ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b LIS MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SERTOLI CELL ONLY SYNDROME; SPERM; TESTIS; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS DISEASE;

ADULT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INHIBINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGOSPERMIA; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SYNDROME;

EID: 20444450186     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.11.074     Document Type: Article

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