Characteristic features of reproductive hormone profiles in late adolescent and adult females with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome

Sexual Development

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 69-74

  Doehnert, Ulla ^a   Bertelloni, Silvano ^b   Werner, Ralf ^a   Dati, Eleonora ^b   Hiort, Olaf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome; Estrogens; Genetics; Gonadotropins; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; AR PROTEIN, HUMAN; FOLLITROPIN; HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MUTATION; REPRODUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROGEN-INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HORMONES; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MUTATION; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84925395999     PISSN: 16615425     EISSN: 16615433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000371464     Document Type: Article

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