The effect of prepubertal androgen exposure on adult penile length

Journal of Urology

Volumn 156, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 783-787

  Sutherland, Ronald S ^a   Kogan, Barry A ^a   Baskin, Laurence S ^a   Mevorach, Robert A ^a   Conte, Felix ^a   Kaplan, Selna L ^a   Grumbach, Melvin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal hyperplasia, congenital; Penis; Puberty, precocious; Receptors, androgen; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PENIS; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; ANDROGENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PENIS; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS;

EID: 1842614415     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)65814-2     Document Type: Article

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