Relationship between ambient temperature and heat flux in the scrotal skin

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 288-294

  Song, G S ^a   Seo, J T ^b  

^a Bucheon College   (South Korea)

^b Catholic Kwandong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Heat flux; Scrotal cooling; Scrotal temperature; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COOLING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEAT EXCHANGE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTUM; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TESTIS; VARICOCELE;

BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MALE; SCROTUM; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; THERMODYNAMICS; VARICOCELE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651241734     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2007.00848.x     Document Type: Article

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