Effects of obesity on sex steroid metabolism

Journal of Chronic Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1982, Pages 893-896

  Bates, G William ^a   Whitworth, Neil S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE; SEX HORMONE;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; METABOLISM; OBESITY; PRELIMINARY COMMUNICATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANOVULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBESITY; OVULATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEX HORMONES; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0020443784     PISSN: 00219681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9681(82)90120-5     Document Type: Article

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