Pituitary-gonadal axis: Historical notes

Pituitary

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 226-235

  Lindholm, J ^a   Nielsen, E Husted ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

History of medicine; Ovary; Pituitary; Testis

Indexed keywords

ESTRONE; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; PROLACTIN; PROLAN A; PROLAN B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHOPHYLL;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; FERTILIZATION; GONAD FUNCTION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIST; TESTIS; TESTIS FUNCTION; UTERINE TUBE;

FEMALE; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MALE; OVARY; PITUITARY GLAND; TESTIS;

EID: 67849122649     PISSN: 1386341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11102-008-0128-0     Document Type: Article

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