Urology
Volume 77, Issue 1 , Pages 250.e7-250.e13 , January 2011

From a Molecular Biological Viewpoint, Does Endothelin Type A Receptor Antagonist Therapy Reduce Diabetes-induced Testicular Damage in Rats?

Presented at 24th European Association of Urology Congress in Stockholm, March 17-21, 2009, and selected as a best ‘andrology miscellaneous’ poster presentation.

  • Buket Kosova

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biology, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
    • ,
  • Vildan Bozok Çetintaş

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biology, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
    • ,
  • Altuğ Yavaşoğlu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Embryology and Histology, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
    • ,
  • Barış Altay

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
    • ,
  • Hüseyin Aktuğ

      Affiliations

    • Department of Embryology and Histology, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Hüseyin Aktuğ, M.D., Department of Embryology and Histology, Ege University School of Medicine, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey

Received 28 January 2010 ,Accepted 16 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.04.052

Urology
Volume 77, Issue 1 , Pages 250.e7-250.e13 , January 2011

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