Inverse relationship between serum inhibin B and FSH levels in prepubertal boys with cryptorchidism

Pediatric Research

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 496-500

  Raivio, Taneli ^a   Dunkel, Leo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL;

EID: 0032743449     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199911000-00002     Document Type: Article

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