Germ cell atypia in undescended testes hinges on the aetiology of cryptorchidism but not the abdominal location per se

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 235-240

  Rao Veeramachaneni, D N ^a,b   Sharpe, R M ^b   Skakkebaek N E ^b   McLachlan, J ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

1,1 dichloro 2,2 bis(p chlorophenyl)ethylene; Atypical germ cells; Carcinoma in situ; Flutamide; Octylphenol; Oestradiol; Rabbit; Surgical cryptorchidism

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; ANTIANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL; FLUTAMIDE; OCTYLPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INCLUSION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; CYTOPATHOLOGY; FEMALE; GERM CELL; GESTATION PERIOD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MITOSIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TESTIS;

ABDOMEN; ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CRYPTORCHIDISM; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FLUTAMIDE; GERM CELLS; MALE; PHENOLS; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS;

EID: 33645238258     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2005.00565.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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