The effect of supraphysiologic doses of testosterone on fasting total homocysteine levels in normal men

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 130, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 199-202

  Zmuda, Joseph M ^a   Bausserman, Linda L ^b   Maceroni, Denise ^b   Thompson, Paul D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

estrogen; homocysteine; men; testosterone

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTROGEN; HOMOCYSTEINE; TESTOLACTONE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030888429     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9150(96)06057-1     Document Type: Article

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