Strong association between serum levels of leptin and testosterone in men

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 237-240

  Behre, Hermann M ^a   Simoni, Manuela ^a   Nieschlag, Eberhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL; LEPTIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD INTAKE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030796978     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1997.2681067.x     Document Type: Article

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