Hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis and seminal parameters in hyperthyroid males

Thyroid

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 857-863

  Abalovich, M ^a   Levalle, O ^a   Hermes, R ^a   Scaglia, H ^c   Aranda, C ^a   Zylbersztein, C ^b   Oneto, A ^a   Aquilano, D ^c   Gutierrez, S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DURAND   (Argentina)

^b LAEH   (Argentina)

^c IABE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIOL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; LIOTHYRONINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; PROTIRELIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; THIAMAZOLE;

ADULT; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GRAVES DISEASE; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SPERMIOGRAM; TESTIS SIZE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0032869109     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.1999.9.857     Document Type: Article

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