Longitudinal changes in testosterone, luteinizing hormone, and follicle- stimulating hormone in healthy older men

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 410-413

  Morley, John E ^a   Kaiser, Fran E ^b   Perry III, Horace M ^b   Patrick, Ping ^b   Morley, Patricia M K ^b   Stauber, Patricia M ^b   Vellas, Bruno ^b   Baumgartner, Richard N ^b   Garry, Phillip J ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BONE METABOLISM; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031001347     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0026-0495(97)90057-3     Document Type: Article

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