Estimation of instantaneous secretory rates and intrinsic characteristics of luteinizing hormone secretion in women with Kallmann syndrome before and after estriol administration

Reproductive Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 284-293

  Genazzani, Alessandro D ^a   Santagni, Susanna ^a   Chierchia, Elisa ^a   Rattighieri, Erika ^a   Campedelli, Annalisa ^a   Prati, Alessia ^a   Ricchieri, Federica ^a   Simoncini, Tommaso ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Estriol treatment; Kallmann syndrome; LH pulses

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857253888     PISSN: 1642431X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1642-431X(12)60073-4     Document Type: Article

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