Serum androgen bioactivity during 5α-dihydrotestosterone treatment in elderly men

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 919-921

  Raivio, Taneli ^a,b   Tapanainen, Juha S ^c   Kunelius, Pekka ^c   Jänne, Olli A ^a,b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Androgen decline; Bioassay; DHT

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG FORMULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MALE; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGING; ANDROGENS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0345701217     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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