Testosterone-Secreting Adrenal Adenoma under Gonadotropin Control

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 289, Issue 15, 1973, Pages 767-770

  Werk, Emile E ^a   Sholiton, Leon J ^a   Kalejs, Lea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

17 OXOSTEROID; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTROGEN; HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENAL TUMOR; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; ECTOPIC HORMONE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; GONADAL DISEASE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; STIMULATION; URINE;

17-KETOSTEROIDS; ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL GLANDS; CASTRATION; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HORMONES, ECTOPIC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY; PARANEOPLASTIC ENDOCRINE SYNDROMES; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TESTOSTERONE; VIRILISM;

EID: 0015921010     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM197310112891502     Document Type: Article

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