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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 23, 1989 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Plasminogen Activator Activity of Testicular Cells of Subfertile Men and Fsh in Vitro

A. Okuyama Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School; Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University; Departments of Urology, Osaka-Central and Osaka Labor-Injury Hospital, Osaka, and Kinki-Central Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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N. Nonomura Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School; Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University; Departments of Urology, Osaka-Central and Osaka Labor-Injury Hospital, Osaka, and Kinki-Central Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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E. Koh Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School; Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University; Departments of Urology, Osaka-Central and Osaka Labor-Injury Hospital, Osaka, and Kinki-Central Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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N. Kondoh Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School; Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University; Departments of Urology, Osaka-Central and Osaka Labor-Injury Hospital, Osaka, and Kinki-Central Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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M. Nakamura Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School; Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University; Departments of Urology, Osaka-Central and Osaka Labor-Injury Hospital, Osaka, and Kinki-Central Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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M. Namiki Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School; Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University; Departments of Urology, Osaka-Central and Osaka Labor-Injury Hospital, Osaka, and Kinki-Central Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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H. Kiyohara Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School; Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University; Departments of Urology, Osaka-Central and Osaka Labor-Injury Hospital, Osaka, and Kinki-Central Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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H. Fujioka Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School; Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University; Departments of Urology, Osaka-Central and Osaka Labor-Injury Hospital, Osaka, and Kinki-Central Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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S. Mizutani Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School; Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University; Departments of Urology, Osaka-Central and Osaka Labor-Injury Hospital, Osaka, and Kinki-Central Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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Y. Nishimune Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School; Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University; Departments of Urology, Osaka-Central and Osaka Labor-Injury Hospital, Osaka, and Kinki-Central Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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T. Sonoda Department of Urology, Osaka University Medical School; Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University; Departments of Urology, Osaka-Central and Osaka Labor-Injury Hospital, Osaka, and Kinki-Central Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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Pages 235-242 | Received 08 Jun 1989, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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