Effectiveness and limitations of the use of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist leuprolide acetate in the diagnosis of delayed puberty in males

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-4

  Lanes, Roberto ^a   Gunczler, Peter ^a   Osuna, Jesus A ^b   Palacios, Anselmo ^c   Carrillo, Eduardo ^d   Ramirez, Xiomara ^d   Garcia, Coromoto ^d   Paoli, Mariela ^b   Villaroel, Omar ^d  

^a Hospital de Clinicas Caracas   (Venezuela)

^b Hospital Universitario de Los Andes   (Venezuela)

^c Clinica Avila y   (Venezuela)

^d Hospital Militar Dr Carlos Arvelo   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Constitutionally delayed puberty; Delayed puberty; Gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist; Gondotropin deficiency; Leuprolide acetate

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELAYED PUBERTY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030960030     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000185421     Document Type: Article

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