Short boys treated with growth hormone show normal progression of testicular size and achieve normal serum testosterone concentrations

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 681-685

  Ankarberg Lindgren, Carina ^a   Norjavaara, Ensio ^a   Wikland, Kerstin Albertsson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REGISTER; SHORT STATURE; SWEDEN; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTIS SIZE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0036098962     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1460681     Document Type: Article

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