Sexual dimorphism in the influence of advanced aging on adrenal hormone levels: The Rancho Bernardo Study

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 3561-3568

  Laughlin, G A ^a   Barrett Connor, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

EID: 0033762851     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.85.10.3561     Document Type: Article

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