Involvement of vascular endothelial growth factor on spermatogenesis in testis with varicocele

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1313-1316

  Shiraishi, Koji ^a   Naito, Katsusuke ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VARICOCELE;

ADULT; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; VARICOCELE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 52949095793     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.08.030     Document Type: Article

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