Ambulatory morning growth hormone concentrations increase in men and decrease in women with age

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-31

  Engström, Britt Edén ^a   Karlsson, F A ^a   Naessen T ^a   Gillberg, P ^a   Wide, L ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ageing; E2 implant; Gender; Oestrogen; SHBG; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GROWTH HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0036191379     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655102753517172     Document Type: Article

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