Serum dehydroepiandrosterone and lipid peroxides in human volunteers of different age groups

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-82

  Sreeramulu, D ^a   Ramalakshmi, B A ^a   Balakrishna, N ^a   Raghuramulu, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

Chronological ageing; DHEA; Lipid peroxides; MDA; Radioimmunoassay

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; INSULIN; LIPID PEROXIDE; MALONALDEHYDE; PRASTERONE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; GENDER; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 1342323572     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02872396     Document Type: Article

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