Tissue engineered testicular prostheses with prolonged testosterone release

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 351-358

  Raya Rivera, Atlantida M ^a   Baez, Carlos ^b   Atala, Anthony ^b   Yoo, James J ^b  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTIL DE MÉXICO FEDERICO GÓMEZ   (Mexico)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorchia; Cartilage; Testicular prosthesis; Testosterone supplementation; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOREACTOR; CARTILAGE CELL; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; IMPLANTATION; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; NUDE MOUSE; ORCHIECTOMY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; SCROTUM; TESTIS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; BIOREACTORS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CATTLE; CHONDROCYTES; COLLAGEN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MALE; MICE; MICE, NUDE; ORCHIECTOMY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SCROTUM; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 50249085967     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-008-0267-y     Document Type: Article

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