Increased activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis in infancy results in increased androgen action in premature boys

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 98-105

  Kuiri Hänninen, Tanja ^a   Seuri, Raija ^a   Tyrväinen, Erja ^a   Turpeinen, Ursula ^b   Hämäläinen, Esa ^b   Stenman, Ulf Håkan ^b   Dunkel, Leo ^a   Sankilampi, Ulla ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; INFANCY; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

EID: 78650924389     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-1359     Document Type: Article

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