Secretion of testicular steroids and gonadotrophins in hypothyroidism

Andrologia

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 253-260

  Kumar, A ^a   Mohanty, B P ^a   Rani, L ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Gonadotrophins; LDL cholesterol; Oestradiol; Testosterone; Thyroid stimulating hormone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN; LIOTHYRONINE; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PROGESTERONE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN; CHOLESTEROL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LEYDIG CELL; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; STEROID RELEASE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; ESTRADIOL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 38449089727     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2007.00798.x     Document Type: Article

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