Seasonal variation of testosterone and waist to hip ratio in men: The Tromsø study

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 3099-3104

  Svartberg, Johan ^a,d   Jorde, Rolf ^a   Sundsfjord, Johan ^a   Bønaa, Kaare H ^b,c   Barrett Connor, Elizabeth ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TEMPERATURE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0037622818     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2002-021878     Document Type: Article

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