Serum androgen bioactivity in cryptorchid and noncryptorchid boys during the postnatal reproductive hormone surge

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2597-2599

  Raivio, Taneli ^a   Toppari, Jorma ^b   Kaleva, Marko ^b   Virtanen, Helena ^b   Haavisto, Anne Maarit ^b   Dunkel, Leo ^c   Jänne, Olli A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYPTORCHISM; GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFANT; INGUINAL REGION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALPATION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTUM; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0038644556     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2002-021676     Document Type: Article

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