Hyperinsulinemia in postpubertal girls with a history of premature pubarche and functional ovarian hyperandrogenism

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1237-1243

  Ibañez, Lourdes ^a,d   Potau, Neus ^a,b   Zampolli, Maria ^c   Prat, Neus ^a,b   Virdis, Raffaele ^c   Vicens Calvet, Enric ^a   Carrascosa, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE VILADECANS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d HOSPITAL MATERNO INFANTIL VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOSE; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; INSULIN; LEUPRORELIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERANDROGENISM; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN RESPONSE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANDROGENS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; C-PEPTIDE; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; HYPERANDROGENISM; HYPERINSULINISM; INSULIN; MEDICAL RECORDS; OVARY; PUBERTY; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0029863969     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.3.1237     Document Type: Article

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