Influence of physiological androgen levels on wound healing and immune status in men

Aging Male

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 166-174

  Fimmel, S ^a   Zouboulis, C C ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b DESSAU MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Androgens; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANTIANDROGEN; BOLDENONE; ESTROGEN; FLUTAMIDE; GESTAGEN; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGING; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; EPIDERMIS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNE STATUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN INJURY; SKIN PERMEABILITY; WOUND HEALING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ANDROGENS; HEALTH STATUS; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 30344452270     PISSN: 13685538     EISSN: 14730790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13685530500233847     Document Type: Review

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