Effects of sex steroids on plasma total homocysteine levels: A study in transsexual males and females

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 550-553

  Giltay, E J ^a   Hoogeveen, E K ^a   Elbers, J M H ^a   Gooren, L J G ^a   Asscheman, H ^a   Stehouwer, C D A ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; ESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; LIVER ENZYME; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE ESTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; MALE; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 0031790488     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.83.2.4574     Document Type: Article

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