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VARICOCELE

Varicocele-Induced Testicular Dysfunction May Be Associated with Disruption of Blood-Testis Barrier

I. T. Koksal Department of Urology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Y. Ishak Department of Urology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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M. Usta Department of Urology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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A. Danisman Department of Urology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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E. Guntekin Department of Urology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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I. C. Bassorgun Department of Pathology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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A. Ciftcioglu Department of Pathology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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Pages 43-48 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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