Elevated plasma concentration of asymmetric dimethylarginine that is reduced by single dose testosterone administration in idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism patients

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1651-1654

  Cakir, Erdinc ^a   Ozcan, Omer ^a   Yaman, Halil ^a   Akgul, Emin Ozgur ^a   Bilgi, Cumhur ^a   Erbil, M Kemal ^a   Yesilova, Zeki ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; TESTOSTERONE; ANDROGEN; ARGININE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; N,N DIMETHYLARGININE; N,N-DIMETHYLARGININE; NITRATE; NITRITE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET RESTRICTION; HUMAN; HYPERGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; BLOOD; HYPOGONADISM; METABOLISM;

ADULT; ANDROGENS; ARGININE; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 15944407668     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2004-2045     Document Type: Article

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