Pituitary and testicular function in adolescents with varicocele

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 183-188

  Osuna, Jesus Alfonso C ^a   Lozano, J R H ^a   Cruz, I R ^a   Tortolero, I M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Adolescent varicocele; GnRH; hCG tests

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; LEYDIG CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS FUNCTION; VARICOCELE; VEIN DILATATION;

EID: 79961130787     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014850199262472     Document Type: Article

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