Growth hormone, somatomedins and men's health

Aging Male

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 258-262

  Becker, A J ^a   Uckert S ^a   Stief, C G ^a   Jonas, U ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Growth Hormone; Nitric Oxide; Penile Erection; Smooth Muscle Relaxation; Somatomedins

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DRUG EFFECT; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PENILE BLOOD FLOW; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TISSUE;

EID: 0036921819     PISSN: 13685538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/tam.5.4.258.262     Document Type: Conference Paper

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