Active hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis in an infant with X-linked adrenal hypoplasia congenita

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 485-488

  Takahashi, T ^a   Shoji, Y ^a,a   Haraguchi, N ^a   Takahashi, I ^a   Takada, G ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; HYPOPLASIA; INFANT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

EID: 0030856363     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(97)70217-8     Document Type: Article

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