Effect of aging on serum gonadotropin levels in healthy subjects and patients with nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 144-149

  Vaninetti, S ^a   Baccarelli, A ^a   Romoli, R ^a   Fanelli, M ^b   Faglia, G ^a   Spada, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034048988     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1420144     Document Type: Article

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