The male reproductive system and endurance exercise

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 180-189

  Hackney, Anthony C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine; Physical Activity; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; PHYSICAL STRESS; REVIEW; SPERM; TRAINING;

EXERCISE; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0030029031     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199602000-00005     Document Type: Article

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