Gonadotropins and sex hormones in healthy Chinese infants

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 489-492

  Ji, Chai ^a   Huang, Xin Wen ^a   Yang, Rong Wang ^a   Wang, Xu ^a   Zhao, Zheng Yan ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

China; FSH; Gonadotropin; Infant; LH; Sex hormone

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BOY; CHINESE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; GIRL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 45849130896     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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