Endothelin plasma levels in primary amenorrheic adolescents before and after estrogen treatment

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 350-353

  Creatsas, George C ^a   Malamitsi Puchner, Ariadne B ^a   Hassan, Elsheikh A ^a   Economou, Emmanuel B ^a   Aravantinos, Denis I ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

adolescence; Endothelins; estrogens; primary amenorrhea

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN; ESTROGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; AMENORRHEA; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOTHELIN-1; ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED (USP); FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030297896     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-5576(96)00034-2     Document Type: Article

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