Stereological and morphometric analysis of collagen and seminiferous tubules in testes of patients with cryptorchidism submitted or not to treatment with human chorionic gonadotrophin

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 562-568

  Favorito, Luciano A ^a,b   Hidalgo Jr , Archimedes ^a   Pazos, Helena M F ^a   Costa, Waldemar S ^a   Sampaio, Francisco J B ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Collagen; Cryptorchidism; Human chorionic gonadotrophin; Infertility; Seminiferous tubules; Testis

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; COLLAGEN FIBER; PARAFFIN; TOLUIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CRYPTORCHISM; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EMBEDDING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERSTITIUM; LAMINA PROPRIA; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PARENCHYMA; SAMPLING; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEREOMETRY; STUDENT T TEST; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS SIZE; TISSUE SECTION; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 31744443514     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: 16776119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-55382005000600010     Document Type: Article

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