Testis-Specific Genes Deregulation in the Testis of COVID-19 Patients: A Potential Driver of Spermatogenesis Disruption?

J Clin Endocrinol Metab

Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Sezione di Endocrinologia, Unità di Andrologia e Medicina della Riproduzione e della Sessualità Maschile e Femminile (FERTISEXCARES), Università Federico II di Napoli, Naples, Italy.

Published: April 2023


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