Spontaneous and after stimulation FSH and LH patterns in thalassemic male adolescents;Pattern di FSH ed LH spontanei e dopo stimolo in adolescenti talassemici maschi

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 147-150

  Maggio, C ^a   Giuffre M ^a   Cuccia, L ^b   Borsellino, Z ^b   Capra, M ^b   Liotta, A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Servizio di Microcitemia   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beta; Gonadotropins; Puberty; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE;

EID: 0032057441     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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