Update in the evaluation of the azoospermic male

Clinics

Volumn 68, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages 27-34

  Gudeloglu, Ahmet ^a   Parekattil, Sijo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Male Infertility; Testicular biopsy; Testis biopsy

Indexed keywords

AZOOSPERMIA; BIOPSY; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON COUNT;

AZOOSPERMIA; BIOPSY; HUMANS; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SPERM COUNT;

EID: 84875126161     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2013(Sup01)04     Document Type: Review

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