Anatomical and clinical aspects of Klinefelter's syndrome

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 606-619

  Bird, Rebecca J ^a   Hurren, Bradley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

anatomy; gonads; Klinefelter's syndrome; polyploidy; sex characteristics; sex chromosome disorders

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE FERTILITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROANATOMY; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM;

EID: 84990189108     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.22695     Document Type: Review

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