Human Pathology
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Pages 345-351 , March 2006

Intraprostatic spermatozoa: zonal distribution and association with atrophy

Presented in part at the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology meeting as a poster presentation in San Antonio, Tex, March 2005.

Received 23 May 2005 ,Revised 9 November 2005 ,Accepted 15 November 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2005.11.011

Human Pathology
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Pages 345-351 , March 2006

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