The relation of germ cells per tubule in testes, serum inhibin B and FSH in cryptorchid boys

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-169

  Cortes, D ^a   Thorup, J ^a   Hogdall, E ^b   Norgaard Pedersen, B ^b   Petersen, B L ^a   Hogdall, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Fertility; FSH; Inhibin B; Spermatogonia; Testis

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYPTORCHISM; GERM CELL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; INFANT; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS BIOPSY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT; INHIBINS; MALE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 33846582423     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-006-1839-9     Document Type: Article

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