Pharmacokinetics of a transdermal testosterone system in men with end stage renal disease receiving maintenance hemodialysis and healthy hypogonadal men

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 2437-2445

  Singh, Atam B ^a   Norris, Keith ^a   Modi, Nishit ^b   Sinha Hikim, Indrani ^a   Shen, Ruoquing ^a   Davidson, Tina ^a   Bhasin, Shalender ^a,c  

^a CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b ALZA CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSATE; DRUG HALF LIFE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; AGED; HALF-LIFE; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0034978239     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.86.6.2437     Document Type: Article

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