Serum estradiol after single dose hCG administration correlates with Leydig cell reserve in hypogonadal men: Reassessment of the hCG stimulation test

Clinical Laboratory

Volumn 51, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 509-515

  Meier, Christian ^a   Christ Crain, Mirjam ^a   Christoffel Courtin, Caroline ^a   Staub, Jean Jacques ^a   Müller, Beat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Estradiol; hCG stimulation test; Hypogonadism; Testicular reserve; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG COST; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; LEYDIG CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PREDICTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, ENDOCRINE; ESTRADIOL; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 27844470623     PISSN: 14336510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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