Testosterone: The crucial hormone responsible for depressing myocardial function in males after trauma-hemorrhage

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 227, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 790-799

  Remmers, Dierk E ^a   Cioffi, William G ^a   Bland, Kirby I ^a   Wang, Ping ^a   Angele, Martin K ^a   Chaudry, Irshad H ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PERFORMANCE; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESUSCITATION; TRAUMATIC SHOCK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HEART RATE; HEMORRHAGE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; RATS; RESUSCITATION; SYSTOLE; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0032452622     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199806000-00002     Document Type: Article

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