Pituitary-gonadal axis in male undermasculinisation

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 54-58

  Ng, K L ^a   Ahmed, S F ^a   Hughes, I A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Androgen insensitivity syndrome; Pseudohermaphroditism; Undermasculinisation

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ANDROGEN-INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0034107204     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.82.1.54     Document Type: Article

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