Publication details

Seminiferous epithelium of azoospermic men

Authors

SEDLÁČKOVÁ Miroslava ŽÁKOVÁ Jana CRHA Igor LOUSOVÁ Eva VENTRUBA Pavel

Year of publication 2009
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Acta histochemica
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Field Other medical specializations
Keywords seminiferous epithelium; azoospermia; electron microscopy
Description Testicular biopsies of 3 azoospermic men were examined at electron microscopic level to prove if spermatogenesis takes place in seminiferous epithelium. Spermatogenic cells were found in samples of 2 patients, although many of them exhibited morphologic defects. Only sporadic spermatogonia were present in seminiferous epithelium of the 3rd patient. In the last case, there is impossible to obtain any spermatozoa from testicular biopsy for ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) procedure.

You are running an old browser version. We recommend updating your browser to its latest version.

More info