Hormonal and seminal evaluation of Leydig cell tumour patients before and after orchiectomy

Andrologia

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 147-154

  Zarrilli, S ^a   Lombardi, G ^a   Pacsano, L ^a   Di Somma, C ^a   Colao, A ^a   Mirone, V ^a   De Rosa, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gynaecomastia; Leydig cell tumour; Semen analysis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMAN; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

17-ALPHA-HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; ADULT; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PROLACTIN; SEMEN; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0034045108     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0272.2000.00356.x     Document Type: Article

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