Pre-operative serum level of inhibin B as a predictor of spermatogenesis improvement after varicocelectomy

Urology Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 110-114

  Dadfar, Mohammadreza ^a   Ahangarpour, Akram ^b   Habiby, Aliakbar ^a   Khazaely, Dinyar ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Inhibin B; Sertoli cells; Spermatogenesis; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

INHIBIN; INHIBIN B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; VARICOCELE;

ADULT; HUMANS; INHIBINS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; VARICOCELE;

EID: 78649713849     PISSN: 17351308     EISSN: 1735546X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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