Cosecretion of estrogen and inhibin b by a feminizing adrenocortical adenoma: Impact on gonadotropin secretion

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2367-2375

  Kuhn, Jean Marc ^a,b   Lefebvre, Hervé ^a,b   Duparc, Celine ^a,b   Pellerin, Anne ^a,b   Luton, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Strauch, Georges ^a,b  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Hopital Cochin ^*  (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN B; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN RELEASE; FEMINIZATION; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; STAINING; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 0036090380     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.87.5.8468     Document Type: Article

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