Melatonin hypersecretion in male patients with adult-onset idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 142-145

  Luboshitzky, R ^a   Shen Orr, Z ^b   Ishai, A ^a   Lavie, P ^c  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gonadotropins; Hypogonadism; Melatonin; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENITAL SYSTEM; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; PATERNITY; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETION; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS SIZE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; URINE LEVEL; X RAY;

ADULT; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODICITY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0034011873     PISSN: 09477349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-5809     Document Type: Article

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