Androgen effects on bioactive and immunoreactive gonadotrophin levels during puberty in male baboons

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 401-410

  Crawford, Bronwyn A ^a   Spaliviero, Jenny ^a   Simpson, Julie ^a   Handelsman, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baboon; Bioactive; Gonadotrophin androgen; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROGEN METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABOON; CASTRATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PUBERTY; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0030846689     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.1997.10.4.401     Document Type: Article

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