Plasma inhibin B and antimüllerian hormone concentrations in boys: Discriminating between congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and constitutional pubertal delay

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 511-517

  Adan, Luis ^a   Lechevalier, Pauline ^a   Couto Silva, Ana Claudia ^a   Boissan, Mathieu ^b   Trivin, Christine ^c   Brailly Tabard, Sylvie ^b   Brauner, Raja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Inhibin b; Kallmann syndrome; Micropenis; Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome; Pubertal delay

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; TESTOSTERONE; INHIBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DELAYED PUBERTY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; MICROPENIS; PITUITARY STALK INTERRUPTION SYNDROME; PUBERTY; REFERENCE VALUE; TESTIS SIZE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; CHILD; FEMALE; HYPOGONADISM; INFANT; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INHIBINS; MALE; PUBERTY; PUBERTY, DELAYED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 78249272923     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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