Evaluation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis in eugonadal men with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Andrology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 117-124

  Costanzo, P R ^a   Suarez S M ^a   Scaglia, H E ^b   Zylbersztein, C ^b   Litwak, L E ^a   Knoblovits, P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Ceusa Laeh   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Hypogonadism; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GLUCOSE; GONADORELIN; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC PATIENT; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; GLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GONADORELIN TEST; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

DIABETES; HYPOGONADISM; TESTOSTERONE;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84890836986     PISSN: 20472919     EISSN: 20472927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-2927.2013.00163.x     Document Type: Article

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