A prospective analysis of testicular androgenic function in recipients of a renal allograft

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 397-403

  Yadav, Rajiv ^a   Mehta, S N ^a   Kumar, A ^a   Guleria, S ^a   Seenu, V ^a   Tiwari, S C ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

End stage renal disease; Hemodialysis; Prolactin; Renal transplantation; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; TESTIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROLACTIN; RENAL DIALYSIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 52649121754     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: 15732584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-007-9277-8     Document Type: Article

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