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Gonadal response after a single-dose stimulation test with recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin (rhCG) in patients with isolated prepubertal cryptorchidism

BACKGROUND: The evaluation of prepubertal gonadal Leydig cells secretion requires gonadotropin stimulation. Urinary hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) is currently unavailable in many countries, however, recombinant hCG (rhCG) can be used. Our aim was to evaluate rhCG-stimulated testicular hormones...

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Autores principales: Oliveira, Leticia Ribeiro, Homma, Thais Kataoka, Woloszynek, Renata Reis, Brito, Vinícius Nahime, Longui, Carlos Alberto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5084384/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27800162
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12610-016-0039-2