The effect of chronic treatment with GH on gonadal function in men with isolated GH deficiency

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 224-230

  Carani, Cesare ^a   Granata, Antonio R M ^a   De Rosa, Michele ^b   Garau, Cecilia ^a   Zarrilli, Stefano ^b   Paesano, Luigi ^b   Colao, Annamaria ^b   Marrama, Paolo ^a   Lombardi, Gaetano ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DRUG MECHANISM; GONAD FUNCTION; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTINOMA; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032943397     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1400224     Document Type: Article

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