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Evaluation of Gonadal Function in 107 Intersex Patients by Means of Serum Antimüllerian Hormone Measurement1
1 Feb 1999
Abstract excerpt
Fetal male sexual differentiation is driven by two testicular hormones: testosterone (synthesized by interstitial Leydig cells) and antimüllerian hormone (AMH; produced by Sertoli cells present in the seminiferous tubules). Intersex states result either from gonadal dysgenesis, in which both Leydig and Sertoli cell populations are affected, or from impaired secretion or action of either testosterone or AMH. Until...
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