A patient with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy presenting gynecomastia with elevation of serum estriol level

Clinical Neurology

Volumn 44, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 291-295

  Yamasaki, Ryo ^a   Ohyagi, Yasumasa ^a   Kawajiri, Masakazu ^a   Shigeto, Hiroshi ^a   Ikezoe, Koji ^a   Furuya, Hirokazu ^a   Kira, Jun Ichi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Gynecomastia; Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTIC ACID; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PYRUVIC ACID; STEROID 16ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CELL PROTECTION; CEREBELLUM ATROPHY; DYSARTHRIA; ENCEPHALOMYOPATHY; ESTRIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; GENE MUTATION; GYNECOMASTIA; HEARING DISORDER; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA DISORDER; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE TISSUE; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOCLONUS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RETINOPATHY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPEECH DISORDER; TENDON REFLEX;

ADULT; ESTRIOL; ESTROGENS; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMANS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL ENCEPHALOMYOPATHIES;

EID: 3142547126     PISSN: 0009918X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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