Transient hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism in males with acute toxoplasmosis: Suppressive effect of interleukin-1β on the secretion of GnRH

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 859-866

  Oktenli, Cagatay ^a   Doganci, Levent ^a   Ozgurtas, Taner ^a   Araz, R Engin ^a   Tanyuksel, Mehmet ^a   Musabak, Ugur ^a   Sanisoglu, S Yavuz ^a   Yesilova, Zeki ^a   Erbil, M Kemal ^a   Inal, Ali ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism; Interferon ; Interleukin 1 ; Macrophage inflammatory protein 1 ; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; GONADORELIN; INTERLEUKIN 1; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 1ALPHA; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 11144358226     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh161     Document Type: Article

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