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Histology of Testes in Klinefelter’s Syndrome

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Klinefelter’s Syndrome

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It is essential to discuss the microscopic anatomy in normal testes in order to understand the pathologic changes observed in the histology of Klinefelter’s syndrome.

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Bandmann, HJ., Perwein, E. (1984). Histology of Testes in Klinefelter’s Syndrome. In: Bandmann, HJ., Breit, R., Perwein, E. (eds) Klinefelter’s Syndrome. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69644-2_18

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