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The pituitary-thyroid axis in Klinefelter's syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  401552     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Conventional thyroid function indices (serum T4, T3, TSH and thyroidal RAIU before and after TSH) appeared to be normal in most of 25 clinically euthyroid patients with chromatine positive Klinefelter's syndrome. Administration of TRH, however, revealed a decreased TSH reserve in the Klinefelter patients, both off or on testosterone treatment, in comparison to euthyroidal eugondal male controls. Preliminary data suggest that this blunted TSH respnse to TRH is not a characteristic of Klinefelter's syndrome per se but might be caused by the concurrent hypergonadotrophism. Despite the blunted TSH response, the TRH mediated T3 response in the Klinefelter patients was about equal to that in the male controls.
Authors:
A G Smals; P W Kloppenborg; R L Lequin; L Beex; A Ross; T J Benraad
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta endocrinologica     Volume:  84     ISSN:  0001-5598     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Endocrinol.     Publication Date:  1977 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1977-02-26     Completed Date:  1977-02-26     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370312     Medline TA:  Acta Endocrinol (Copenh)     Country:  DENMARK    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  72-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Humans
Klinefelter Syndrome / drug therapy,  physiopathology*
Male
Pituitary Gland / physiopathology*
Pituitary Gland, Anterior / physiopathology*,  secretion
Secretory Rate
Testosterone / therapeutic use
Thyroid Gland / physiopathology*
Thyrotropin / blood,  secretion*
Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / diagnostic use
Thyroxine / blood,  secretion*
Triiodothyronine / blood,  secretion*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
24305-27-9/Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; 58-22-0/Testosterone; 6893-02-3/Triiodothyronine; 7488-70-2/Thyroxine; 9002-71-5/Thyrotropin

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