Testosterone, gonadotropin, and cortisol secretion in male patients with major depression

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 292-296

  Schweiger, Ulrich ^a,b   Deuschle, Michael ^a   Weber, Bettina ^a   Körner, Andreas ^a   Lammers, Claas Hinrich ^a   Schmider, Jürgen ^a   Gotthardt, Ulrike ^a   Heuser, Isabella ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortisol; FSH; LH; Major depression; Men; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

EID: 0033045560     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199905000-00007     Document Type: Article

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