Inhibin B in males with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) deficiency: Changes in serum concentration after short term physiologic GnRH replacement - A clinical research center study

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 3692-3696

  Seminara, Stephanie B ^a   Boepple, Paul A ^a   Nachtigall, Lisa B ^a   Pralong, Francois P ^a   Khoury, Rita H ^a   Sluss, Patrick M ^a   Lecain, Amy E ^a   Crowley Jr, William F ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; TESTIS SIZE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FEEDBACK; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PERIODICITY; REFERENCE VALUES; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0029797561     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.10.3692     Document Type: Article

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