Serum androgen bioactivity in adolescence: A longitudinal study of boys with constitutional delay of puberty

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1188-1192

  Raivio, Taneli ^a,b   Dunkel, Leo ^a   Wickman, Sanna ^a   Jänne, Olli A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; LETROZOLE; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE;

ADOLESCENT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELAYED PUBERTY; HAIR; HAIR GROWTH; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; PUBIC HAIR;

ADOLESCENT; ANDROGENS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NITRILES; PUBERTY, DELAYED; TESTOSTERONE; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 1642289288     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-031655     Document Type: Article

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