Localization of sperm during microdissection testicular sperm extraction in men with nonobstructive azoospermia

Journal of Urology

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 643-646

  Ramasamy, Ranjith ^a   Reifsnyder, Jennifer E ^a   Husseini, Jad ^a   Eid, Pierre Alexandre ^a   Bryson, Campbell ^a   Schlegel, Peter N ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

azoospermia; microdissection; seminiferous tubules; spermatozoa; testis

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOSPERMATOGENESIS; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICRODISSECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; TESTIS; TESTIS BIOPSY; VARICOCELE;

ADULT; AZOOSPERMIA; HUMANS; MALE; MICRODISSECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERM RETRIEVAL; TESTIS;

EID: 84872146104     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.09.031     Document Type: Article

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