Incomplete testicular feminization syndrome: Studies on androgen receptor(AR) function, AR gene analysis, and aromatase activities at puberty and long-term observations of clinical and hormonal features from infancy to puberty

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 557-564

  Isurugi, Koichiro ^a,g   Hasegawa, Fumiaki ^a   Shibahara, Nobuhisa ^a   Mori, Hiroshi ^a   Shima, Hiroki ^b   Harada, Nobuhiro ^c   Hasegawa, Tomoko ^d   Honma, Seijiro ^e   Imasaki, Kyosuke ^f   Nawata, Hajime ^f  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d SHIZUOKA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e Grelan Pharmaceutical Co Ltd   (Japan)

^f KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g Kuramoto Memorial Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Aromatase activity; Incomplete testicular feminization; Partial androgen insensitivity; Testicular feminization syndrome; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTANOLONE; AROMATASE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LIGAND; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; MESTRANOL; MIBOLERONE; STEROID; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KARYOTYPE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORCHIECTOMY; PUBERTY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RADIORECEPTOR ASSAY; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX CHROMOSOME; SKIN FIBROBLAST; TESTICULAR FEMINIZATION; THERMOSTABILITY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; UROGENITAL TRACT RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 10544255088     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.43.557     Document Type: Article

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