Ultrastructural changes of Leydig cells in prepubertal varicocele.
Acta Eur Fertil
; 18(5): 347-8, 1987.
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ABSTRACT
Testicular biopsies from 25 boys, aged 11-17, with left clinically evident varicocele were studied. Electron microscopic observations documented diffuse histological changes of smooth endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus and mitochondria of Leydig cells. Ultrastructural modifications of these subcellular structures related to steroid hormone synthesis may impede the normal growth and maturation of the testis and impair fertility potential.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Varicocele
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Células Intersticiais do Testículo
Limite:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Eur Fertil
Ano de publicação:
1987
Tipo de documento:
Article