Decline of serum levels of free testosterone in aging healthy Chinese men

Aging Male

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 203-206

  Li, J Y ^a   Li, X Y ^a   Li, M ^a   Zhang, G K ^a   Ma, F L ^a   Liu, Z M ^b   Zhang, N Y ^c   Meng, P ^d  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Xinan Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Aging men; Calculated free testosterone; T LH

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ANDROGENS; ANDROPAUSE; CHINA; ESTRADIOL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 30344439107     PISSN: 13685538     EISSN: 14730790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13685530500356010     Document Type: Article

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