Local expression of epidermal growth factor-like growth factors in human testis and its role in spermatogenesis

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-73

  Shiraishi, Koji ^a   Matsuyama, Hideyasu ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

EGF like growth factors; Micro TESE; Microdissection testicular sperm extraction; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

AMPHIREGULIN; ANDROGEN; BETACELLULIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIREGULIN; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEPARIN BINDING EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; TESTIS;

ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 84856973354     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.110.011981     Document Type: Article

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