hrp0082p1-d2-215 | Reproduction (1) | ESPE2014

Serum Inhibin-B Values in Boys with Unilateral Cryptorchidism and Boys with Unilateral Vanished Testis

Cortes Dina , Thorup Jorgen

Background: In some recent materials of blood samples from boys with cryptorchidism gonadotropins are higher and serum inhibin-B lower than normal. Inhibin-B is produced by the Sertoli-cells and to some extent serum values of inhibin-B reflect the state of germinative epithelium in cryptorchid testes. In boys with bilateral vanished testes the serum inhibin-B level is close to zero.Objectives and hypotheses: Aim of study was to evaluate the serum inhibin...