Hormonal effects of flutamide in young women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 99-102

  De Leo, Vincenzo ^a   Lanzetta, Danila ^a   D'Antona, Donato ^a   La Marca, Antonio ^a   Morgante, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUTAMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HIRSUTISM; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0031738513     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.83.1.4500     Document Type: Article

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