Sex features at menarche in relation to gonadotropin, estradiol and sex hormone-binding globulin concentrations in girls with constitutional delay of puberty. Preliminary report

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 270-273

  Blogowska, Anna ^a   Rzepka Górska, Izabella ^a   Sławomir, Zółtowski ^a  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Delayed puberty; Estradiol; Girls; Gonadotropins; Menarche; Sex hormone binding globulin

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED PUBERTY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENARCHE; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEXUAL MATURATION; ULTRASOUND; UTERUS;

EID: 21344472839     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590400027356     Document Type: Article

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