A longitudinal assessment of hormonal and physical alterations during normal puberty in boys II. Estrogen levels as determined by an ultrasensitive bioassay

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 3203-3207

  Klein, Karen Oerter ^a,c   Martha Jr , Paul M ^a   Blizzard, Robert M ^b   Herbst, Todd ^a   Rogol, Alan D ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GROWTH HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHILD; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; ESTROGENS; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PUBERTY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0029793054     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.9.3203     Document Type: Article

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