Caspase-3 and VEGF immunopositivity in seminiferous tubule germ cells in cases of obstructive and non-obstructive azoospermia in smokers versus non-smokers

Kilic, Sevtap; Lortlar, Nese; Bardakci, Yesim; Ozdemir, Erkan; Yuksel, Beril; Ozturk, Ufuk; Budak, Gurer; Dogan, Muammer

doi:10.1007/s10815-008-9286-2

Caspase-3 and VEGF immunopositivity in seminiferous tubule germ cells in cases of obstructive and non-obstructive azoospermia in smokers versus non-smokers

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Kilic S., Lortlar N., Bardakci Y., Ozdemir E., Yuksel B., Ozturk U., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS, cilt.26, sa.1, ss.57-63, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2009
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10815-008-9286-2
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.57-63
Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

To investigate immunostaining pattern of caspase-3, an apoptosis marker, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), an hypoxia marker in testis biopsy specimens collected either from smoking or non-smoking patients with azoospermia.