Elevated scrotal temperature, but not varicocele grade, reflects testicular oxidative stress-mediated apoptosis

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 359-364

  Shiraishi, Koji ^a   Takihara, Hiroshi ^b   Matsuyama, Hideyasu ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Onoda City Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Oxidative stress; Scrotal temperature; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; SCROTUM; SPERMATOGENESIS; TEMPERATURE; TESTIS; VARICOCELE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROBABILITY; SCROTUM; SPERMATOGENESIS; TEMPERATURE; TESTIS; VARICOCELE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952637082     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-009-0462-5     Document Type: Article

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