Age dependent secretion of LH and ACTH in healthy men and patients with erectile dysfunction

European Urology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 144-154

  Derouet, Harry ^a   Lehmann, Jan ^a   Stamm, Bettina ^a   Lühl, Christof ^a   Römer, Dirk ^a   Georg, Thomas ^a   Isenberg, Elke ^a   Gebhardt, Thomas ^a   Stoeckle, Michael ^a   Legros, J J ^b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ACTH; LH; Men with erectile dysfunction; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMPOTENCE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0036487656     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0302-2838(01)00033-1     Document Type: Article

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