The early dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate rise of adrenarche and the delay of pubarche indicate primary ovarian failure in turner syndrome

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1164-1168

  Martin, David D ^a   Schweizer, Roland ^a   Schwarze, C Philipp ^a   Elmlinger, Martin W ^a   Ranke, Michael B ^a   Binder, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENARCHE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; GONAD FUNCTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY FUNCTION; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBARCHE; PUBERTY; TURNER SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLANDS; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENARCHE; OVARIAN DISEASES; PUBERTY; TURNER SYNDROME;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 1642342960     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-031700     Document Type: Article

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