Recognising the Sertoli- cell- only (SCO) syndrome: A case study

Andrologia

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 78-83

  Anniballo, R ^a   Brehm, R ^b   Steger, K ^b  

^a John MacLeod Andrology and Male Infertility Center   (Italy)

^b Department of Veterinary Anatomy ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Human testis; Sertoli cell

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; CYTOKERATIN 18; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREPUBERTY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL ONLY SYNDROME; TESTIS BIOPSY;

ADULT; ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE; BIOPSY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONNEXIN 43; HUMANS; KERATIN-18; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SERTOLI CELL-ONLY SYNDROME; SERTOLI CELLS; TESTIS;

EID: 78651233036     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2009.01030.x     Document Type: Article

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