Acute effects of interferon-α administration on testosterone concentrations in healthy men

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 371-374

  Corssmit, E P M ^a   Endert, E ^a   Sauerwein, H P ^a   Romijn, J A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RECOMBINANT ALPHA INTERFERON A; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0033804254     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1430371     Document Type: Article

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