Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 389-395 , August 2010

Detection of RXFP1 receptors in skin biopsies from children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: A preliminary report

  • Timothy E. Cooney

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Hamot Medical Center, Erie, PA, USA
    • Department of Orthopaedic Research, Hamot Medical Center, Erie, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Ronak A. Gor

      Affiliations

    • Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Donald W. Pfaff

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Justine M. Schober

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Hamot Medical Center, Erie, PA, USA
    • Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Urology, Hamot Medical Center, 333 State Street, Suite 201, Erie, PA 16507, USA. Tel.: +1 814 455 5900; fax: +1 814 456 0667.

Received 1 July 2009 ,Accepted 5 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2009.10.003

Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 389-395 , August 2010

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