Gonadal function in young women with Down syndrome

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-21

  Angelopoulou, N ^a   Souftas, V ^a   Sakadamis, A ^a   Matziari, C ^a   Papameletiou, V ^a   Mandroukas, K ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Gonadal function; Sexual development

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROXINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENITAL SYSTEM; GONAD DYSFUNCTION; GONAD FUNCTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; ORGAN SIZE; OSTEOPOROSIS; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TRISOMY 21; UTERUS;

EID: 0032700566     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(99)00123-X     Document Type: Article

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