Effects of thyroid status on pituitary gonadotropin and testicular reserve in men

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-92

  Velazquez E M ^a,c   Arata, G Bellabarba ^b  

^a Hospital Universitario de Los Andes   (Venezuela)

^b Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Medicina   (Venezuela)

^c NONE   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

GnRH response; testicular steroidogenesis; thyroid disease

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONADORELIN RELEASE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOPHYSIS TESTIS SYSTEM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 79961229651     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01485019708988535     Document Type: Article

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