Abstract
Patients with gynecomastia revealed simultaneous increase in blood levels of estrogens, glucocorticoids and pituitary (first of all, gonadotropic) hormones associated with a decrease in blood-androgen concentration. Such combination of disturbances may account for hyperplasia of the male breast.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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17-Ketosteroids / blood
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Adrenal Cortex / physiopathology*
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Adult
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Androsterone / blood
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Dehydroepiandrosterone / blood
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Estradiol / blood
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Estriol / blood
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Etiocholanolone / blood
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Gonadotropins, Pituitary / blood
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Gynecomastia / blood
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Gynecomastia / physiopathology*
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Pituitary Gland / physiopathology*
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Spectrophotometry
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Testis / physiopathology*
Substances
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17-Ketosteroids
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Gonadotropins, Pituitary
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Dehydroepiandrosterone
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Estradiol
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Etiocholanolone
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Androsterone
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Estriol