Testicular biohistochemical alterations following experimental varicocele in rats

Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 209-218

  Razi, Mazdak ^a   Sadrkhanloo, Rajab Ali ^a   Malekinejad, Hassan ^a   Sarrafzadeh Rezaei, Farshid ^a  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphates; Cytoplasmic carbohydrate; Lipase; Lipid foci; Testis; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GERM LAYER; HISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; LIPID STORAGE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VARICOCELE;

EID: 84865619067     PISSN: 16806433     EISSN: 20082177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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