Ghrelin and leptin levels in relation to puberty and reproductive function in patients with beta-thalassemia

Hormones

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 207-213

  Moshtaghi Kashanian, Ghollam Reza ^a   Razavi, Fakhrolmulok ^b  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acylated ghrelin; Beta thalassemia; Fertility; Leptin; Puberty; Reproductive hormones

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GHRELIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE; ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; DELAYED PUBERTY;

ADOLESCENT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BODY MASS INDEX; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GHRELIN; HUMANS; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PUBERTY; PUBERTY, DELAYED; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349234464     PISSN: 11093099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1237     Document Type: Article

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