A homozygous mutation in the luteinizing hormone receptor causes partial leydig cell hypoplasia: Correlation between receptor activity and phenotype

Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 775-784

  Martens, J W M ^a   Verhoef Post, M ^a   Abelin, N ^a   Ezabella, M ^a   Toledo, S P A ^a   Brunner, H G ^a   Themmen, A P N ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOLEUCINE; LIGAND; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; LYSINE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL SURFACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOPLASIA; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MICROPENIS; MISSENSE MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0032230326     PISSN: 08888809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/mend.12.6.0124     Document Type: Article

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