Normal Inhibin B Levels Suggest Partial Preservation of Gonadal Function in Adult Male Patients with Anorexia Nervosa

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1442-1447

  Galusca, Bogdan ^a   Leca, Viviane ^a   Germain, Natacha ^a   Frere, Delphine ^a   Khalfallah, Yadh ^a   Lang, Francois ^a   Estour, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Inhibin B; Male; Pituitary gonadal function in men; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INHIBIN B; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; KALLMANN SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PANCREAS FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84860269901     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02514.x     Document Type: Article

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