Isolated follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) deficiency in a young man with normal virilization who did not have mutations in the FSHβ gene

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 434-436

  Mantovani, Giovanna ^a,b,c   Borgato, Stefano ^a,b,c   Beck Peccoz, Paolo ^a,b,c   Romoli, Roberto ^a,b,c   Borretta, Giorgio ^a,b,c   Persani, Luca ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activin; Azoospermia; FSH deficiency; FSH gene; Hypogonadism; Inhibin; Sertoli cell aromatase bioassay

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE REPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; EVALUATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GONAD FUNCTION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOLOGICAL TECHNIQUE; INFERTILITY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; VIRILIZATION;

EID: 0037307281     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(02)04682-4     Document Type: Article

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