5α-Reductase deficiency in patients with micropenis

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-101

  Gad, Y Z ^a   Nasr, H ^a   Mazen, I ^a   Salah, N ^b   El Ridi, R ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b Cairo University   (Egypt)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; EGYPT; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; HERMAPHRODITISM; HUMAN; MALE; MICROPENIS; PREPUBERTY; REVIEW; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PENIS; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE;

EID: 0031042703     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005326027087     Document Type: Review

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