The effects of gonadotropin treatment on the immunological features of male patients with idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 66-70

  Yesilova, Zeki ^a   Ozata, Metin ^a   Kocar, Ismail H ^a   Turan, Mustafa ^a   Pekel, Aysel ^a   Sengul, Ali ^a   Ozdemír, I Caglayan ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; PROFASI HP 2000;

ADULT; ANDROGEN THERAPY; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0034455426     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.85.1.6226     Document Type: Article

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