Editorial: Is spermatogenic damage associated with Leydig cell dysfunction?

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 3158-3160

  De Kretser, D M ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; HYDROXYUREA; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

AZOOSPERMIA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CELL DAMAGE; CRYPTORCHISM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; GENITAL MALFORMATION; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; IRRADIATION; LEYDIG CELL; LYMPHOMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RISK FACTOR; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 3242704756     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2004-0741     Document Type: Editorial

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