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Non-Union of Testis And Epididymis Description of an Experimental Model in the Rat. Effect on Testicular Descent

Truls Erik Bjerklund JohansenSection of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Oslo, Akershus Central Hospital, N-I474 Nordbyhagen and the Institute of Pathology, The National Hospital, 0027, Oslo 1, Norway
Pages 165-170 | Published online: 31 Mar 2016

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