Macroorchidism in two unrelated prepubertal boys with a normal FSH receptor

Hormone Research

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-8

  Velaga, M R ^a   Wright, C ^c   Crofton, P M ^b   Allen, L ^c   Jennings, C E ^a   Cheetham, T D ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FSH receptor; Gonadotrophins; Inhibin B; Macroorchidism; Puberty

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN B;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CHILD; EXON; GENE MUTATION; GONAD; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MACROORCHIDISM; MALE; MEASUREMENT; ORCHIDOPEXY; PATIENT; PHENOTYPE; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS SIZE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; DNA; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, FSH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 23944474059     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000087287     Document Type: Article

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