Proacrosin, an acrosomal marker for the detection of spermatogenic cells in ejaculates from azoospermic men;La proacrosine, un marqueur acrosomal pour la détection des cellules spermatiques dans le sperme éjaculé de patients azoospermes

Gynecologie Obstetrique et Fertilite

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 779-784

  Mitchell, V ^a   Brabant, S ^a   Koscinski, I ^a   Hermand, E ^a   Rigot, J M ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Azoospermie non obstructive; Ejaculate; Extraction testiculaire de spermatozodes; Non obstructive azoospermia; Proacrosin; Proacrosine; Sperme jacul ; Testicular sperm extraction

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PROACROSIN;

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EJACULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; TESTIS BIOPSY;

EID: 4544312318     PISSN: 12979589     EISSN: 17696682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2004.06.015     Document Type: Article

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