Quantitative (stereological) study of the effects of vasectomy on spermatogenesis in rabbits

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 147-156

  Kong, Ling Shu ^a   Huang, An Pei ^a   Deng, Xian Zhong ^b   Yang, Zheng Wei ^a  

^a AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NORTH SICHUAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b Sichuan North Medical College   (China)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Histology; Morphometry; Rabbit; Spermatogenesis; Stereology; Testis; Vasectomy

Indexed keywords

METHACRYLIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBEDDING; EPIDIDYMIS; GERM CELL; GRANULOMA; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RABBIT; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEREOLOGY; TESTIS; TISSUE SECTION; VASECTOMY;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; RABBITS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS; VASECTOMY;

MACACA MULATTA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 4444346404     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8782.2004.00322.x     Document Type: Article

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