Histopathological alterations of the vas deferens in rats exposed to polypropylene mesh

BJU International

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 187-190

  Maciel, Luiz Carlos ^a   Glina, Sidney ^b   Palma, Paulo C R ^b   Costa, Nascimento F C ^a   Netto Jr , Nelson R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAUBATÉ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hernia; Infertility; Polypropylene mesh; Vas deferens

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; FOREIGN BODY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPERMATOZOON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TESTIS; THICKNESS; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALS; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; HERNIA, INGUINAL; MALE; POLYPROPYLENES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SURGICAL MESH; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 34250003822     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.06782.x     Document Type: Article

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