Growth hormone (GH) substitution in hypogonadotropic, GH-deficient women decreases the follicle-stimulating hormone threshold for monofollicular growth

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 590-595

  De Boer, Jacoba A M ^a,b,c   Van Der Meer, Maartje ^a,b   Van Der Veen, Eduard A ^a,c   Schoemaker, Joop ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0033018344     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.84.2.5452     Document Type: Article

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