The hypothalamus-pituitary-testis axis in boys during the first six months of life: A comparison of cryptorchidism and hypospadias cases with controls

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 453-461

  Pierik, Frank H ^a,c   Deddens, James A ^b   Burdorf, Alex ^a   Keizer Schrama, Sabine M P F De Muinck ^a   Jong, Frank H De ^a   Weber, Rob F A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AHM; Cryptorchidism; FSH; Hypospadias; Inhibin B; LH; Newborn boys; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYPTORCHISM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BINDING; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS PITUITARY TESTIS AXIS; HYPOTHESIS; INFANT; LEYDIG CELL; LIFESPAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NEWBORN; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TESTIS; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CRYPTORCHIDISM; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 70049092550     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2008.00877.x     Document Type: Article

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