The effect of unilateral varicocele on the contralateral testicular histo-morphology and function in Rattus norvegicus

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 654-659

  Saalu, L C ^a   Jewo, P I ^a   Fadeyibi, I O ^a   Ikuerowo, S O ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Function; Morphology; Rattus norvegicus; Testis; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SHAM PROCEDURE; SPERMATIC VEIN; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTIS SIZE; TESTIS WEIGHT; VARICOCELE; VEIN LIGATION; WEIGHT CHANGE;

EID: 67649534619     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2008.654.659     Document Type: Article

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