The effects of orchiopexy on serum anti-Müllerian hormone levels in unilateral cryptorchid infants

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 271-273

  Demircan, Mehmet ^a   Akinci, Aysehan ^a   Mutus, Murat ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anti M llerian hormone (AMH); Cryptorchidism; M llerian inhibiting substance; Orchiopexy; Undescended testis

Indexed keywords

MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL REGION; MALE; ORCHIDOPEXY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS; TESTIS SIZE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TESTICULAR HORMONES;

EID: 33644979343     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-006-1646-3     Document Type: Article

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