Differential age-related changes of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis hormones in healthy women and men role of interleukin 6

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 93-101

  Zietz, B ^a   Hrach, S ^a   Scholmerich J ^a   Straub, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; IL 6; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CORTICOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; INTERLEUKIN 6; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LUTEAL PHASE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEROID RELEASE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0035069545     PISSN: 09477349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-14833     Document Type: Article

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