Adrenal androgens regulation and adrenopause

Endocrine Regulations

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 95-100

  Alesci, Salvatore ^a   Koch, Christian A ^a   Bornstein, Stefan R ^a   Pacak, Karel ^a,b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

ACTH; Adrenal androgens; Adrenopause; Aging; DHEA; Minireview

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

ADRENAL GLAND; AGING; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ADRENAL GLANDS; AGING; ANDROGENS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035378419     PISSN: 12100668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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