Increased plasma endothelin levels in patients with male hypogonadism

Andrologia

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 29-33

  Kumanov, Ph ^a   Tomova, A ^a   Kirilov, G ^a   Dakovska, L ^a   Schinkov, A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Endothelin; Gonadotrophins; Male hypogonadism; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN; GONADOTROPIN; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATROPHY; ENDOTHELINS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPITUITARISM; KALLMANN SYNDROME; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PROLACTIN; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0036179828     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0272.2002.00468.x     Document Type: Article

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