hCG stimulation test for diagnosis of androgen deficiency

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 163-171

  Tzvetkova, P ^a   Tzvetkov, D ^b   Kanchev, L ^a   Yanev, V ^c  

^a BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Anorchidism; Blood; Cryptorchidism; hCG stimulation; Saliva; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROGEN METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CRYPTORCHISM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG EFFECT; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79961244061     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01485019708987915     Document Type: Article

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