Development and status quo of testis transplantation.
- Author:
Yu-Chun ZHOU
1
;
Yu-Feng HUANG
Author Information
1. PLA Institute of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing University School of Medicine/Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Region, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Cell Transplantation;
history;
trends;
History, 20th Century;
History, 21st Century;
Humans;
Male;
Organ Transplantation;
history;
trends;
Testis;
transplantation;
Tissue Transplantation;
history;
trends
- From:
National Journal of Andrology
2008;14(11):1035-1039
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
A lot of advances have been made in testis autotransplantation, testis homotransplantation, testicular tissue transplantation, Leydig cell transplantation and spermatogonial stem cell transplantation in the past decades. And recent years, have witnessed remarkable progress in Leydig cell transplantation and spermatogonial stem cell transplantation, which promise to be new means for the treatment of male infertility and hypogonadism. The development and present state of testis transplantation are summarized in this paper based on the related literature of recent years.
