Gonadal steroids in critical illness

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-103

  Mechanick, Jeffrey I ^a   Nierman, David M ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 ALPHA DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ANDROSTANOLONE; ANDROSTENEDIOL; ESTROGEN; FLUTAMIDE; GONADORELIN; IDOXIFENE; OXANDROLONE; PRALMORELIN; PRASTERONE; PROTIRELIN; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WARFARIN;

ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ANDROGEN THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYPOTESTOSTERONEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INJURY; LIVER INJURY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTHROMBIN TIME; REVIEW; SHOCK; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; WOUND HEALING;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; SEX FACTORS; STRESS;

EID: 29844437147     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2005.08.005     Document Type: Review

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