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Research Article

Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen in Testes of Infertile Men with Varicocele

Nader Salama Department of Urology, Tokushima School of Medicine, Tokushima City, Japan
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Masahito Tsuji Department of Urology, Tokushima School of Medicine, Tokushima City, Japan
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Masato Tamura Al-Mouwasat Hospital, P.O. Box 33, Medina 41341, Saudi Arabia. Tel: +966 4 8422211; Fax: +966 4 8422755; E-mail: [email protected]
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Susumu Kagawa Department of Urology, Tokushima School of Medicine, Tokushima City, Japan
Pages 48-52 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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