- ►nataga-huila.gov.co [PDF] PW Speiser, PC White - The New England journal of medicine, 2003 - nejm.highwire.org Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is a group of autosomal recessive disorders resulting from the
deficiency of one of the five enzymes required for the synthesis of cortisol in the adrenal
cortex. The most frequent is steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency, accounting for more than ... Cited by 234 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 11 versions
- ►shouxi.net DT MacLaughlin, PK Donahoe - New England Journal of Medicine, 2004 - content.nejm.org Sex determination, which depends on the sex-chromosome complement of the embryo, is established
by multiple molecular events that direct the development of germ cells, their migration to the urogenital
ridge, and the formation of either a testis, in the presence of the Y chromosome (46,XY), ... Cited by 125 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 10 versions
DK Grammatopoulos, GP Chrousos - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2002 - Elsevier Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) plays a major role in coordinating the behavioral,
endocrine, autonomic and immune responses to stress. CRH and CRH-related peptides and
their receptors are present in the central nervous system and in a wide variety of ... Cited by 116 - Related articles - All 7 versions
MG Forest - Human reproduction update, 2004 - humupd.oxfordjournals.org.p. … Congenital adrenal hyperplasias (CAH) are inherited defects of cortisol biosynthesis. More than
90% of CAH are caused by 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD), found in 1:10 000 to 1:15 000
live births. Females with classical 21-OHD, being exposed to excess androgens ... Cited by 46 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
- ►endojournals.org [PDF] G Pinto, V Tardy, C Trivin, C Thalassinos, S … - Journal of Clinical …, 2003 - Endocrine Soc The phenotype of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) var- ies greatly. The purpose of this
study was to optimize diag- nosis and follow-up by comparing phenotype with genotype.
Sixty-eight patients with CAH due to 21-hydroxylase defi- ciency were studied by clinical, ... Cited by 39 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►endojournals.org PJ O'shaughnessy, LM Fleming, G Jackson, U … - Endocrinology, 2003 - Endocrine Soc Adult Leydig cell steroidogenesis is dependent on LH but fetal Leydig cells can function independently
of gonadotropin stimulation. To identify factors that may be involved in regulation of fetal Leydig
cells expressed sequence tag libraries from fetal and adult testes were compared, and ... Cited by 41 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►angrylapdog.com DP Merke, JD Fields, MF Keil, … - Journal of …, 2003 - jcem.endojournals.org.p. … Children with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) have multiple endocrine
imbalances, including prenatal glucocorticoid and adrenomedullary deficiency and androgen
excess, with possible postnatal iatrogenic glucocorticoid excess, hyperandrogenism, and ... Cited by 38 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►endojournals.org NMML Stikkelbroeck, WJG Oyen, GJ van der … - Journal of Clinical …, 2003 - Endocrine Soc Patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia attributable to 21-hydroxylase deficiency are treated
with glucocorticoids. Glucocorticoid administration, even in substitution doses, may cause decreased
bone mineral density (BMD) and obesity. The purpose of this study was to determine ... Cited by 34 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
PJ O'shaughnessy, PJ Baker, H … - International journal of …, 2006 - interscience.wiley.com The foetal Leydig cell population arises shortly after testicular differentiation at around 12.5 dpc
in the mouse and 6 weeks in the human. These cells function, primarily, to produce androgens
which are essential for masculinization of the foetus. The origin of the foetal Leydig cells ... Cited by 28 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 2 versions
- ►endojournals.org K Lin-Su, MG Vogiatzi, I Marshall, MD Harbison, … - Journal of Clinical …, 2005 - Endocrine Soc Final adult height is often compromised in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia
(CAH). This study examines the impact of GH and LHRH analog (LHRHa) on final adult height
in patients with CAH due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency. Fourteen patients with CAH (eight ... Cited by 29 - Related articles - All 7 versions
