Long-term effects on testicular function of high-dose testosterone treatment for excessively tall stature

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 296-301

  Lemcke, Beate ^a   Zentgraf, Jutta ^b   Behre, Hermann M ^a   Kliesch, Sabine ^a   Bramswig, Jürgen H ^b   Nieschlag, Eberhard ^a,b  

^a Institute of Forensic Medicine   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TALL STATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; SPERM MOTILITY; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0030067126     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.1.296     Document Type: Article

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