Early assessment of hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal function in patients with congenital hypothyroidism of central origin

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 104-109

  Van Tijn, David A ^a   Schroor, Eelco J ^b,c   Delemarre van De Waal, Henriette A ^b   De Vijlder, Jan J M ^a   Vulsma, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; GONAD FUNCTION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS FUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 33846033654     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-0689     Document Type: Article

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