Acute oral administration of dehydroepiandrosterone in male subjects: Effect of age on bioavailability, sulfoconjugation and bioconversion in other steroids

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 10 SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 24-28

  Valenti, G ^a,b   Banchini, A ^a   Denti, L ^a   Maggio, M ^a   Ceresini, G ^a   Ceda, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale G Stuard   (Italy)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; Dehydroepiandrosterone; Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; ESTRADIOL; HUMANS; MALE; STEROIDS; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033252916     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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