Seminal haploid cell detection by flow cytometry in non-obstructive azoospermia: A good predictive parameter for testicular sperm extraction

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1915-1920

  Koscinski, Isabelle ^a,b   Wittemer, C ^b   Rigot, J M ^a   De Almeida, M ^c   Hermant, E ^d   Defossez, A ^d  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SIHCUS CMCO Centre Medico Chirurgical et Obstetrical   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Flow cytometry; Testicular biopsy

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HAPLOIDY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS SIZE;

EID: 21644466643     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh883     Document Type: Article

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