Evaluation of the circadian profiles of serum dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), cortisol, and cortisol/DHEA molar ratio after a single oral administration of DHEA in elderly subjects

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 548-551

  Ceresini, G ^a,b   Morganti, S ^a,b   Rebecchi, I ^a,b   Freddi, M ^a,b   Ceda, G P ^a,b   Banchini, A ^a,b   Solerte, S B ^a,b   Ferrari, E ^a,b   Ablondi, F ^a,b   Valenti, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

AGED; AGING; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0034107534     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0026-0495(00)80024-4     Document Type: Article

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