Longitudinal effects of aging on serum total and free testosterone levels in healthy men

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 724-731

  Harman, S Mitchell ^a,c   Metter, E Jeffrey ^a   Tobin, Jordan D ^a   Pearson, Jay ^a   Blackman, Marc R ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Kronos Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0035097033     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.86.2.7219     Document Type: Article

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