The effect of vascular endothelial growth factor on spermatogenesis and apoptosis in experimentally varicocele-induced adolescent rats

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 2247-2252

  Tek, Mesut ^a   Çayan, Selahittin ^a   Yilmaz, Nejat ^a   Oǧuz, Izzet ^a   Erdem, Erkan ^a   Akbay, Erdem ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

adolescent; apoptosis; rat; spermatogenesis; Varicocele; vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN 165;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFERTILITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS INJURY; VARICOCELE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISSECTION; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RENAL VEINS; SPERMATOGENESIS; VARICOCELE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 65049091183     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.06.008     Document Type: Article

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