Testicular adrenal rests: Evidence for luteinizing hormone receptors and for distinct types of testicular nodules differing for their autonomization

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 231-237

  Benvenga, Salvatore ^a   Smedile, Giovanni ^b   Lo Giudice, Francesco ^a   Trimarchi, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedale Piemonte   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CRYPTORCHISM; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TESTIS SYSTEM; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MACROORCHIDISM; MALE; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL; TESTIS SIZE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; CHILD; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CRYPTORCHIDISM; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; RECEPTORS, LH; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0032848618     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1410231     Document Type: Article

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