Mast cells in testicular lesions

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 239-246

  Kollur, Sharanamma M ^a,c   Pattankar, V L ^b   El Hag, Imad Abdien ^a  

^a PARAS Central Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^b M R MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Mast cells; Testicular lesions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL COUNT; CELL INFILTRATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERTILITY; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MAST CELL; ORCHIECTOMY; ORCHITIS; PATHOGENESIS; SEMINOMA; TERATOCARCINOMA; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS TUMOR; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

EID: 5144235538     PISSN: 03009734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/2000-1967-086     Document Type: Article

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