Hypogonadism in patients with sickle cell disease: Central or peripheral?

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 65-68

  Taddesse, A ^a   Woldie, I L ^b   Khana, P ^a   Swerdlow, P S ^b   Chu, J W ^c   Abrams, J ^b   Abou Samra, A B ^a,d  

^a Division of Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferritin; Hemoglobinopathy; Hypogonadism; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861816068     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: 14219662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000337344     Document Type: Article

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