Virilization in bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia controlled by luteinizing hormone

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-77

  Goodarzi, Mark O ^a,c   Dawson, David W ^a   Li, Xian ^b   Lei, Zhenmin ^b   Shintaku, Peter ^a   Rao, Chalama V ^b   Van Herle, Andre J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ANDROGEN RELEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERANDROGENISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VIRILIZATION;

ADRENAL GLAND DISEASES; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENALECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERANDROGENISM; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LEUPROLIDE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, LH; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTOSTERONE; VIRILISM;

POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 0037238245     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2002-021292     Document Type: Article

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