The molecular pathology of experimental testicular torsion suggests adjunct therapy to surgical repair

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 6 II, 2004, Pages 2574-2578

  Turner, Terry T ^a   Bang, Hyun J ^a   Lysiak, Jeffery L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Oxidative stress; Spermatogenesis; Testicular torsion; Testis

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MOLECULE 1; OXYGEN RADICAL; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TESTOSTERONE;

APOPTOSIS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD FLOW; CELL DISRUPTION; CELL FUNCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; GERM CELL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; LEYDIG CELL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS TORSION;

EID: 8644252591     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000144203.30718.19     Document Type: Conference Paper

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