Cortisol secretion in the elderly. Influence of age, sex and cardiovascular disease in a Chinese population

Steroids

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 551-555

  Zhao, Zi Yan ^a   Lu, Fang Hong ^a   Xie, Yi ^a   Fu, Yue Rong ^a   Bogdan, André ^b   Touitou, Yvan ^b  

^a SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG FIRST MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Age; Cardiovascular disease; Cortisol; Sex

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 0042167220     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-128X(03)00083-7     Document Type: Article

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