Characterization of minipuberty in infants with prader-willi syndrome

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 230-237

  Hirsch, Harry J ^a,b   Eldar Geva, Talia ^a   Erlichman, Matityahu ^a   Pollak, Yehuda ^a   Gross Tsur, Varda ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Infants; Minipuberty; Prader willi syndrome

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGONADISM; INFANT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PREPUBERTY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; AGING; CHILD; COMPLICATION; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84908563450     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000365047     Document Type: Article

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