Menstrual disorders and infertility caused by inactivating mutations of the luteinizing hormone receptor gene

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 597-601

  Arnhold, Ivo Jorge Prado ^a   Latronico, Ana Claudia ^a   Batista, Marcelo Cidade ^a   Mendonca, Berenice Bilharinho ^a  

^a Developmental Endocrinology Unit   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; Hermaphroditism; Infertility; Intersex; Luteinizing hormone; Luteinizing hormone receptor; Mutation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DNA; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR;

AMENORRHEA; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MICROPENIS; MISSENSE MUTATION; NONSENSE MUTATION; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OVARY CYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; REVIEW;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; MUTATION; RECEPTORS, FSH; RECEPTORS, LH;

EID: 0008594842     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00517-2     Document Type: Review

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