Reproductive hormone levels in infants with cryptorchidism during postnatal activation of the pituitary-testicular axis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 4 II, 2004, Pages 1736-1741

  Barthold, Julia S ^a   Manson, Jeanne ^b   Regan, Virginia ^a   Si, Xiaoli ^a   Hassink, Sandra G ^a   Coughlin, Michael T ^c   Lee, Peter A ^d   Kogan, Barry ^e   Canning, Doug ^e  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Estradiol; Gonadotropins; Leptin; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HORMONE; INHIBIN B; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYPTORCHISM; DATA ANALYSIS; ECTOPIC KIDNEY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; GENITAL SYSTEM; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; HYPOPHYSIS TESTIS SYSTEM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; URINALYSIS;

EID: 4544297885     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000138523.24337.be     Document Type: Conference Paper

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