Altered secretion of Sertoli cells hormones in 2-year-old prepubertal cryptorchid boys: a cross-sectional study

Andrology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 783-789

  Hamdi, S M ^a   Almont, T ^a   Galinier, P ^a   Mieusset, R ^a   Thonneau, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

anti M llerian hormone; cryptorchidism; inhibin B; orchidopexy; sertoli cells; testosterone

Indexed keywords

INHIBIN B; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; TESTOSTERONE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; INHIBIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; GERM CELL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; MALE; PREPUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SERTOLI CELL; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; AGE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; INFANT; METABOLISM; SECRETION (PROCESS); UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGE FACTORS; ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE; BIOMARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CRYPTORCHIDISM; DOWN-REGULATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INHIBINS; MALE; SERTOLI CELLS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 85019638713     PISSN: 20472919     EISSN: 20472927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/andr.12373     Document Type: Article

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