Biotransformation of oral dehydroepiandrosterone in elderly men: Significant increase in circulating estrogens

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2170-2176

  Arlt, Wiebke ^a   Haas, Joachim ^a   Callies, Frank ^a   Reincke, Martin ^a   Hübler, Doris ^b   Oettel, Michael ^b   Ernst, Michael ^b   Schulte, Heinrich Maria ^c   Allolio, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^c Institut fur Hormon und Fortpflanzungsforschung IHF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PRASTERONE;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE;

EID: 0033305365     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.84.6.5789     Document Type: Article

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