Testosterone and cortisol levels in blood of male sprinters, soccer players and cross-country skiers

Biology of Sport

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-8

  Bosco, C ^a   Viru, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Athletes; Cortisol; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002532260     PISSN: 0860021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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