Inhibin and steroid response to testicular stimulation with pure FSH (Metrodin) in infertile men with unilateral cryptorchidism

Andrologia

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-108

  Mahmoud, A M ^a   Comhaire, F H ^b,d   Vereecken, A ^b   Verhoeven, G ^c   Abdel Rahim, D E ^a   Abdel Hafez, K M ^a  

^a ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b LIFE   (Belgium)

^c LEGENDO   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Human; Inhibin FSH; Sertoli cells cryptorchidism infertility

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; TESTOSTERONE; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CRYPTORCHISM; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; TESTIS; TIME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SERTOLI CELL;

ADULT; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INHIBINS; MALE; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029665776     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1996.tb02764.x     Document Type: Article

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