Testis morphology in patients with idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1033-1040

  Kumar, Pananghat A ^a   Pitteloud, Nelly ^b   Andrews, Peter A M ^b   Dwyer, Andrew ^a   Hayes, Frances ^b   Crowley Jr , William F ^b   Dym, Martin ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hormonal therapy; Idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism; Sertoli cells; Spermatogonia; Testis

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; DISEASE SEVERITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; PREPUBERTY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS BLOOD FLOW; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS DISEASE;

EID: 33645280871     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei444     Document Type: Article

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