A novel mechanism to explain the detrimental effect of left cryptorchidism on right testicular functions

Yonago Acta Medica

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-89

  Ono, Kouji ^a   Sofikitis, Nikolaos ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Fertility; Testicular blood flow; Testicular function; Testicular temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845895600     PISSN: 05135710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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