Why is the retention of gonadotrophin secretion common in children with panhypopituitarism due to septo-optic dysplasia?

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 48-50

  Nanduri, V R ^b   Stanhope, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; VASOPRESSIN;

AGENESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE; OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTOOPTIC DYSPLASIA; ERRATUM; ERROR;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; SYNDROME; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0032891630     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1400048     Document Type: Article

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