Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome: In vivo and in vitro study of testicular function in a prepubertal patient with ambiguous genitalia

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1229-1232

  Berensztein, E ^a   Torrado, M ^a   Belgorosky, A ^a   Rivarola, M ^a,b  

^a Hospital de Pediatria SAMIC Prof Dr Juan P Garrahan   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Culture of human prepubertal testicular cells; Intersex; LH hCG receptor; Smith Lemli Opitz syndrome; Testicular function

Indexed keywords

7 DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL REDUCTASE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NEWBORN; PATHOGENESIS; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMITH LEMLI OPITZ SYNDROME; TESTIS FUNCTION;

CELLS, CULTURED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; SEX REVERSAL, GONADAL; SMITH-LEMLI-OPITZ SYNDROME; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0032732993     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/080352599750030338     Document Type: Article

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