Histological and hormonal testicular function in oligo/azoospermic infertile men

Andrologia

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 379-385

  Lardone, M C ^a   Piottante, A ^b   Valdevenito, R ^a   Ebensperger, M ^c   Castro, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

^c HOSPITAL SAN BORJA ARRIARÁN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Intratesticular testosterone; Leydig cell dysfunction; Leydig cell hyperplasia; Spermatogenic failure; Testicular histology

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; COMPLETE SERTOLI CELL ONLY SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEYDIG CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; SERTOLI CELL ONLY SYNDROME; TESTIS ATROPHY;

INTRATESTICULAR TESTOSTERONE; LEYDIG CELL DYSFUNCTION; LEYDIG CELL HYPERPLASIA; SPERMATOGENIC FAILURE; TESTICULAR HISTOLOGY;

ATROPHY; AZOOSPERMIA; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LEYDIG CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; SERTOLI CELL-ONLY SYNDROME; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84886781311     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/and.12026     Document Type: Article

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