Effects of epidermal growth factor on sperm content and motility of rats with surgically induced varicoceles

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 713-717

  Cheng, Dong ^a   Zheng, Xin Min ^a   Li, Shi Wen ^a   Yang, Zhi Wei ^a   Hu, Li Quan ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Epidermal growth factor; Infertility; Rats; Therapy; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS WEIGHT; VARICOCELE;

ANIMALS; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; LIGATION; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; VARICOCELE;

EID: 33845321375     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2006.00202.x     Document Type: Article

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