Gonadotropin levels in Turner's syndrome: Correlation with breast development and hormone replacement therapy

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 295-301

  Alves, S T F ^a,b   Gallicchio, C T ^a   Guimaraes M M ^a   Santos, M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gonadotropins; HRT; Turner's Syndrome

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MENARCHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 0041331401     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/gye.17.4.295.301     Document Type: Article

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