5α-Androstane-3α, 17β-diol and 5α-androstane-3α, 17β-diol-glucuronide in plasma of normal children, adults and patients with idiopathic hirsutism: A mass spectrometric study

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 87-92

  Wudy, Stefan A ^a   Wachter, Ulrich A ^a   Homoki, Janos ^a   Teller, Walter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANEDIOL; ANDROSTANEDIOL GLUCURONIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROGEN METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ANDROSTANE-3,17-DIOL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; MALE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0029671169     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1340087     Document Type: Article

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