Ovarian steroidogenesis and serum androgen levels in patients with premature ovarian failure

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2391-2396

  Bachelot, Anne ^a   Meduri, Géri ^b   Massin, Nathalie ^a   Misrahi, Micheline ^c   Kuttenn, Frédérique ^a   Touraine, Philippe ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS; STROMA CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OVARIAN FAILURE, PREMATURE; OVARY; RECEPTORS, LH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 17844382959     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2004-1734     Document Type: Article

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